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Greater Phoenix is one of the most
affordable major metro areas in the U.S.
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ACCRA Cost of Living Index-Greater
Phoenix |
Year/4th Qtr
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Composite
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Grocery
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Housing
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Utilities
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Transportation |
Health Care |
Misc |
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| 1993 |
103.6 |
101.3 |
96.3 |
103.1 |
116.8 |
121.9 |
104.0 |
| 1994 |
101.2 |
105.0 |
94.2 |
102.3 |
110.6 |
109.5 |
101.1 |
| 1995 |
101.4 |
104.3 |
93.6 |
107.6 |
111.7 |
116.9 |
99.4 |
| 1996 |
102.5 |
105.2 |
97.5 |
106.6 |
113.7 |
115.0 |
99.2 |
| 1997 |
103.6 |
104.6 |
101.0 |
105.3 |
114.3 |
114.4 |
100.1 |
| 1998 |
101.6 |
103.7 |
96.9 |
106.5 |
113.1 |
111.6 |
98.4 |
| 1999 |
102.4 |
101.7 |
100.9 |
102.4 |
108.7 |
115.7 |
100.0 |
| 2000 |
102.5 |
104.9 |
100.9 |
101.2 |
109.1 |
118.8 |
98.6 |
| 2001 |
100.2 |
99.6 |
96.8 |
96.0 |
105.2 |
112.0 |
101.2 |
| 2002 |
95.1 |
102.8 |
83.8 |
97.1 |
103.8 |
108.4 |
95.9 |
| 2003 |
97.2 |
102.0 |
86.1 |
91.1 |
107.1 |
111.4 |
102.0 |
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Note: US Average = 100.0.
The Index compares the cost of maintaining a standard of living appropriate for moderately
affluent professional and managerial households (annual income over $70,000 in most
parts of the country)
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Source: American Chamber
of Commerce Research Association
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- The Greater Phoenix area offers a wide variety of new and existing homes
- Housing costs in Greater Phoenix are well below many other major metropolitan
areas
- Greater Phoenix is more than 9 percent below the national average based on sales
prices for existing single family homes
- The recent residential construction boom has created close to 84,000 new units
over the past three years
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| Metro Area |
Existing Home Price |
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| Houston |
$136,900 |
| Tampa |
$138,600 |
| Albuquerque |
$140,100 |
| Salt Lake City |
$152,700 |
| Las Vegas |
$177,100 |
| Minneapolis |
$197,100 |
| Portland |
$197,400 |
| Reno |
$203,500 |
| Riverside/San Bernardino |
$212,600 |
| Denver |
$237,900 |
| Chicago |
$241,900 |
| Los Angeles |
$337,200 |
| New York |
$350,900 |
| Boston |
$409,100 |
| San Francisco |
$560,200 |
| U.S. Average |
$168,900 |
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Source: National Association of Realtors
* 2nd Quarter Data |
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New
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Resale
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Total
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| Median Sales Price |
| 1990 |
$109,300 |
$79,000 |
$86,390 |
| 1991 |
$107,500 |
$80,000 |
$87,600 |
| 1992 |
$108,800 |
$83,000 |
$90,175 |
| 1993 |
$112,500 |
$84,000 |
$92,700 |
| 1994 |
$124,475 |
$87,225 |
$100,000 |
| 1995 |
$127,600 |
$90,500 |
$105,100 |
| 1996 |
$130,750 |
$97,000 |
$111,400 |
| 1997 |
$136,130 |
$105,000 |
$116,230 |
| 1998 |
$139,070 |
$113,585 |
$122,000 |
| 1999 |
$146,710 |
$120,000 |
$129,000 |
| 2000 |
$150,770 |
$128,900 |
$136,280 |
| 2001 |
$156,560 |
$136,000 |
$142,680 |
| Number of Sales |
| 1990 |
7,910 |
25,250 |
33,160 |
| 1991 |
8,575 |
24,715 |
33,290 |
| 1992 |
11,200 |
26,570 |
37,770 |
| 1993 |
14,100 |
36,480 |
50,580 |
| 1994 |
17,000 |
39,320 |
56,320 |
| 1995 |
18,170 |
37,700 |
55,870 |
| 1996 |
25,100 |
43,775 |
68,875 |
| 1997 |
23,870 |
45,620 |
69,490 |
| 1998 |
27,600 |
53,075 |
80,675 |
| 1999 |
28,120 |
56,365 |
84,485 |
| 2000 |
28,235 |
55,370 |
83,605 |
| 2001 |
28,005 |
61,155 |
89,160 |
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Source: Arizona Real Estate Center
Arizona State University. |
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