Prescott Valley, AZ vs New River, AZ

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

MetricPrescott Valley, AZNew River, AZ
Population49,17918,240
Median Household Income$74,569$134,289
Median Rent$1,580/mo$1,948/mo
Median Home Value$413,200$640,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)98103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.3%57.6%
Poverty Rate11.7%6.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k306277*
Property Crime Rate /100k694901*
Median AQI4773
Good AQI Days /yr23432
Summer Highs88°F104°F
Winter Lows25°F43°F
Snowfall10 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min34 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.213.6
College Degree Rate24.4%31.5%
Foreign-Born %7.1%2.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+12.2%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices New River (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.