Safford, AZ vs Catalina Foothills, AZ

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

MetricSafford, AZCatalina Foothills, AZ
Population10,23952,593
Median Household Income$65,647$115,304
Median Rent$1,048/mo$1,412/mo
Median Home Value$199,800$652,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—97
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.2%40.7%
Poverty Rate14.1%4.5%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k189214*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,9101,821*
Median AQI—54
Good AQI Days /yr—123
Summer Highs99°F101°F
Winter Lows31°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min22 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.817.3
College Degree Rate18.1%71.4%
Foreign-Born %2.4%14.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%+2.6%

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