Arizona · West · 23k residents
Anthem, AZ: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Anthem: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Arizona median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,402/wk. Arizona's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,402/wk
Corporate income tax
4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
50.8%
Commercial electricity
12.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Anthem. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $569,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 0.6% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,938/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,898/mo |
| State & local income tax | 1.64% |
| Sales tax | 8.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 4.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,402/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $129,690 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $99,500 |
| Wage: General manager | $94,800 |
| Wage: Customer service | $45,690 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,500 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,080 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,060 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $35,720 |
| Cost of living index | 118 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $64/mo |
| Gas price | $3.40/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $120,613 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 23k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 4.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 290 days |
| July high | 104°F |
| January low | 44°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -1.6% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +4.6% |
| Rent MoM | +1.4% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 302 mi |
| Big lake | 60 mi |
| Mountains | 46 mi |
| Major airport | 29 mi |
| Ski resort | 105 mi |
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- Is Anthem a good place to run a business?
- Arizona's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,402/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Anthem, AZ?
- Anthem indexes at 118 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,898/mo and a acs median home value of $569,900.
- How much does a house cost in Anthem?
- The acs median home value in Anthem is $569,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Anthem?
- A two-bedroom in Anthem rents for about $1,898/mo.