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Best Affordable Place in Arizona: Maricopa County
Population: 4,063,802
Median family income: $65,242
Households spending more than 30 percent income on housing: 38.6 percent
Unemployment: 9.1 percent
Adult population with bachelor's degrees: 28 percent
Major city: Phoenix
Exclusive areas such as Scottsdale and Paradise Valley may be well-known in Maricopa County, but there are many less-expensive communities such as Gilbert, Chandler, and Tempe, which also have highly ranked schools, according to greatschools.org.
Median family income: $65,242
Households spending more than 30 percent income on housing: 38.6 percent
Unemployment: 9.1 percent
Adult population with bachelor's degrees: 28 percent
Major city: Phoenix
Exclusive areas such as Scottsdale and Paradise Valley may be well-known in Maricopa County, but there are many less-expensive communities such as Gilbert, Chandler, and Tempe, which also have highly ranked schools, according to greatschools.org.
