Verde Village, AZ vs Prescott, AZ

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

MetricVerde Village, AZPrescott, AZ
Population11,93047,400
Median Household Income$69,331$70,874
Median Rent$1,173/mo$1,395/mo
Median Home Value$354,200$564,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%48.6%
Poverty Rate13.1%11.7%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k283*426
Property Crime Rate /100k385*1,224
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr234234
Summer Highs99°F88°F
Winter Lows31°F25°F
Snowfall1 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute20.2 min19 min
Hospitals—4
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher1618.4
College Degree Rate27.4%39.9%
Foreign-Born %8%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.9%+5.4%

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.