Goodyear, AZ vs Buckeye, AZ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGoodyear, AZBuckeye, AZ
Population107,645104,923
Median Household Income$103,319$99,486
Median Rent$1,956/mo$1,963/mo
Median Home Value$471,300$419,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.8%44.4%
Poverty Rate5.2%8%
Unemployment Rate4.1%4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k236159
Property Crime Rate /100k1,364755
Median AQI7373
Good AQI Days /yr3232
Summer Highs106°F105°F
Winter Lows44°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.6 min33.3 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher22.121.9
College Degree Rate35.5%24.8%
Foreign-Born %9.6%10.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.4%+37.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.