Safford, AZ vs Saddlebrooke, AZ

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

MetricSafford, AZSaddlebrooke, AZ
Population10,23913,085
Median Household Income$65,647$88,686
Median Rent$1,048/mo$2,774/mo
Median Home Value$199,800$498,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.2%28.9%
Poverty Rate14.1%5.4%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k189112*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,910457*
Median AQI—67
Good AQI Days /yr—62
Summer Highs99°F100°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min33.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.8—
College Degree Rate18.1%52.6%
Foreign-Born %2.4%7.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%—

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