Cost Of Living in North Scottsdale, AZ

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	North Scottsdale	Scottsdale	Arizona
Cost of living	145	137	101
Goods & Services	91	91	104
Groceries	104	104	102
Health care	94	94	94
Housing	258	233	97
Transportation	102	102	106
Utilities	99	99	95

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in North Scottsdale is 44% higher than the Scottsdale average
The cost of living in North Scottsdale is 45% higher than the national average
North Scottsdale housing is 158% higher than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$122,272	$10,189	$2,853	$3,669

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Scottsdale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.21	$24.26	24.9%
Beauty Salon	$55.83	$45.56	22.5%
Toothpaste	$3.54	$3.70	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$9.71	$12.13	20.0%
Bowling	$21.97	$18.00	22.1%

Groceries

Item	Scottsdale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.4%
Potatoes	$4.60	$4.93	6.8%
Pizza	$12.12	$12.09	0.2%
Beer	$11.51	$10.41	10.6%

Health Care

Item	Scottsdale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.63	$125.68	14.4%
Doctor	$99.00	$135.78	27.1%
Dentist	$120.50	$113.29	6.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.04	$10.65	3.6%
Lipitor	$486.38	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Scottsdale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$493,200.00	$184,700.00	167.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,561.11	$2,346.69	9.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,452.00	$949.00	53.0%

Transportation

Item	Scottsdale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.54	$3.46	2.3%
Tire Balancing	$60.83	$59.92	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Scottsdale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.93	$193.99	0.0%
Phone	$186.48	$192.25	3.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	106	6.4%
Cave Creek, AZ	5,766	127	26.6%
Fountain Hills, AZ	25,167	138	37.6%
Rio Verde, AZ	2,327	166	65.8%
Carefree, AZ	3,863	168	67.9%
Scottsdale, AZ	254,995	137	37.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Buffalo, NY	255,805	86	14.5%
Lubbock, TX	257,013	92	7.7%
Chandler, AZ	257,076	127	27.4%
Madison, WI	258,366	115	14.8%
Burnaby, BC	258,827	n/a
Scottsdale, AZ	254,995	137	37.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ