Have you wondered where the rich live in the Phoenix Arizona metro areas? Here are the top 10 cities in the Phoenix metro area that are the wealthiest Well we do not know about the per city median accumulated net worth through inheritance or hard work but we can see the income by individual, household and family which is usually a good indicator although the taxable income may not seem that high. We know about income tax and some people have been talking about a WEALTH tax on top of the income tax. Ouch!
Wealthiest Cities in Maricopa County (Phoenix Metro)
The following chart shows income from around Arizona, however if you look just at cities in Maricopa County, they rank in this order (income per capita):
1. Paradise Valley
2. Carefreee
3. Rio Verde
4. Scottsdale
5. Cave Creek
6. Litchfield Park
7. Sun Lakes
8. Fountain Hills
9. Sun City West
10. Sun City
11. New River (almost tied with Sun City)
Note, Scottsdale has among the highest incomes and some incredible homes but is ranked fourth as it is a larger city and the higher incomes are averaged in with strong middle class elements. Some of the smaller cities in population have a smaller middle class yet a very affluent base, like Paradise Valley, Carefree and Rio Verde. Note, three cities have a strong 55+ age group of age restricted communities with still strong income not to mention accumulated wealth (Sun Lakes, Sun City West and Sun City). All of these are in the top 10.
Note, Phoenix did not make the list because it is so large and has multples of high, middle and low income areas. However, pockets of Phoenix along Camelback Mountain, Arcadia, Biltmore and north central along the Camelback Corridor are very affluent. Other areas of the Valley such as Litchfield Park, Gold Canyon, Red Mountain in Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler and Ahwatukee have very high income and wealth communities.
Wealthiest Cities in Arizona
| Rank | Place | County | Per Capita Income |
Median House- hold Income |
Median Family Income |
Population | Number of Households |
MSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradise Valley | Maricopa County | $81,290 | $150,228 | $164,811 | 13,664 | 5,034 | Phoenix–Mesa, AZ |
| 2 | Carefree | Maricopa County | $62,433 | $95,992 | $97,490 | 2,927 | 1,389 | Phoenix–Mesa, AZ |
| 3 | Rio Verde | Maricopa County | $58,783 | $86,248 | $96,909 | 1,419 | 761 | Phoenix–Mesa, AZ |
| 4 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | $49,158 | $57,484 | $73,846 | 202,205 | 90,669 | Phoenix–Mesa, AZ |
| 5 | Tubac | Santa Cruz County | $46,643 | $39,444 | $59,375 | 949 | 481 | |
| 6 | Catalina Foothills | Pima County | $42,006 | $65,657 | $82,675 | 53,794 | 23,948 | Tucson, AZ |
| 7 | Cave Creek | Maricopa County | $38,070 | $59,938 | $76,549 | 3,728 | 1,571 | Phoenix–Mesa, AZ |
| 8 | Litchfield Park | Maricopa County | $37,793 | $71,875 | $84,691 | 3,810 | 1,508 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 9 | Tanque Verde | Pima County | $36,467 | $80,530 | $84,228 | 16,195 | 5,810 | Tucson, AZ |
| 10 | Gold Camp | Pinal County | $35,010 | $57,705 | $60,438 | 6,029 | 2,785 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 11 | Sun Lakes | Maricopa County | $33,394 | $43,634 | $50,333 | 11,936 | 6,683 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 12 | Fountain Hills | Maricopa County | $32,230 | $61,619 | $68,185 | 20,235 | 8,653 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 13 | Sun City West | Maricopa County | $32,049 | $43,347 | $49,396 | 26,344 | 14,997 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 14 | Sedona | Coconino and Yavapai counties | $31,350 | $44,042 | $52,659 | 10,192 | 4,928 | Flagstaff, AZ—UT |
| 15 | Green Valley | Pima County | $31,138 | $40,213 | $48,369 | 17,283 | 9,995 | Tucson, AZ |
| 16 | Oro Valley | Pima County | $31,134 | $61,037 | $67,563 | 29,700 | 12,249 | Tucson, AZ |
| 17 | Williamson | Yavapai County | $30,232 | $47,182 | $51,983 | 3,776 | 1,558 | |
| 18 | Big Park | Yavapai County | $30,026 | $38,477 | $46,268 | 5,245 | 2,560 | |
| 19 | Queen Valley | Pinal County | $28,886 | $43,188 | $44,213 | 820 | 417 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 20 | Corona de Tucson | Pima County | $28,304 | $52,813 | $61,375 | 813 | 376 | Tucson, AZ |
| 21 | Elgin | Santa Cruz County | $27,909 | $64,167 | $66,250 | 309 | 123 | |
| 22 | Sonoita | Santa Cruz County | $27,312 | $51,310 | $58,571 | 826 | 358 | |
| 23 | Sun City | Maricopa County | $25,935 | $32,508 | $40,464 | 38,309 | 23,490 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
| 24 | New River | Maricopa County | $25,932 | $62,307 | $68,604 | 10,740 | 3,921 | Phoenix—Mesa, AZ |
Data composed through US Census by Wikepedia
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