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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Arizona

Best sunny, walkable cities in Arizona

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. 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.Phoenix, AZ1.6M residents

    77/100

    sunny days / year: 299 days · walkability: 41/100 · january low: 46°F

  2. 2.Mesa, AZ512k residents

    69/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 48/100 · january low: 39°F

  3. 3.Yuma, AZ100k residents

    65/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 45°F

  4. 4.Glendale, AZ253k residents

    64/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 41°F

  5. 5.Buckeye, AZ105k residents

    60/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 43°F

  6. 6.Chandler, AZ280k residents

    59/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 39°F

  7. 7.San Luis, AZ37k residents

    59/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 48°F

  8. 8.Gilbert, AZ280k residents

    57/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 39°F

  9. 9.Casa Grande, AZ61k residents

    57/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 39°F

  10. 10.Peoria, AZ197k residents

    56/100

    sunny days / year: 290 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 41°F

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 the sunniest and most walkable in Arizona?
Phoenix, AZ ranks first with a fit score of 77/100, followed by Mesa (69) and Yuma (65), using the "Sun & walkable" 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 sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.