?WhereToHQ

Ranked · Pick an HQ · Arizona

Best cities to put your HQ in Arizona

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Tucson, AZ547k residents

    60/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,235/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  2. 2.Catalina Foothills, AZ53k residents

    56/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 71.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,402/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  3. 3.Marana, AZ57k residents

    55/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,235/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  4. 4.Sahuarita, AZ36k residents

    54/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 44% · avg. weekly wage: $1,235/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  5. 5.Queen Creek, AZ72k residents

    53/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 45% · avg. weekly wage: $1,181/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  6. 6.Sierra Vista, AZ45k residents

    53/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 35% · avg. weekly wage: $1,176/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  7. 7.Tempe, AZ188k residents

    52/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 50% · avg. weekly wage: $1,468/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  8. 8.Oro Valley, AZ48k residents

    52/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 58% · avg. weekly wage: $1,402/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  9. 9.Mesa, AZ512k residents

    51/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5% · avg. weekly wage: $1,468/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

  10. 10.Chandler, AZ280k residents

    51/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,468/wk · corporate income tax: 4.9%

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to put your HQ in Arizona?
Tucson, AZ ranks first with a fit score of 60/100, followed by Catalina Foothills (56) and Marana (55), using the "Pick an HQ" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.