Prescott Valley, AZ vs Verde Village, AZ

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

MetricPrescott Valley, AZVerde Village, AZ
Population49,17911,930
Median Household Income$74,569$69,331
Median Rent$1,580/mo$1,173/mo
Median Home Value$413,200$354,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.3%42.5%
Poverty Rate11.7%13.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9%4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k306283*
Property Crime Rate /100k694385*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr234234
Summer Highs88°F99°F
Winter Lows25°F31°F
Snowfall10 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min20.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.216
College Degree Rate24.4%27.4%
Foreign-Born %7.1%8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+12.2%-1.9%

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 Verde Village (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.