Maricopa County · Arizona · West · 253k residents
Glendale, AZ: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Glendale: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, 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.
The acs median home value in Glendale is $387,500, 1% above the Arizona median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,540/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 102 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $73,530 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Glendale is $387,500, 0.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in Arizona.
- Household income: Median household income is $73,530, 3.6% below the median for ACS-covered places in Arizona.
- Adult education: 24.3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 4.3% below the median for ACS-covered places in Arizona.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 5.3 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A West Valley city pairing historic downtown charm with major sports and desert entertainment.
Known for: State Farm Stadium, Westgate, historic downtown, and spring training access.
Calendar note: The Glendale Chocolate Affaire is a distinctive annual tradition.
Story source: Visit Glendale
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Glendale about 41 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 290 sunny days and 0 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 42 and an average commute of 26 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Glendale side by side
Cost of living index
102
ACS median home value
$387,500
2-bedroom rent
$1,540/mo
Median household income
$73,530
Housing momentum
How fast Glendale's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
20/100
Cooling
Ranks Glendale's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Glendale's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $387,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 0.6% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,315/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,540/mo |
| State & local income tax | 1.64% |
| Sales tax | 8.4% |
| Cost of living index | 102 |
| 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 | $73,530 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 253k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 4.8/10 |
| Walkability | 42/100 |
| Disaster risk | 100/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 290 days |
| July high | 105°F |
| January low | 41°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -2.0% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | -0.5% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 294 mi |
| Big lake | 63 mi |
| Mountains | 41 mi |
| Major airport | 11 mi |
| Ski resort | 127 mi |
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Real listings in Glendale
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- What is the cost of living in Glendale, AZ?
- Glendale indexes at 102 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,540/mo and a acs median home value of $387,500.
- How much does a house cost in Glendale?
- The acs median home value in Glendale is $387,500, 1% above the Arizona median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Glendale?
- A two-bedroom in Glendale rents for about $1,540/mo.