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City in Arizona, United States

Chandler

$517kMedian Home
356Sunny Days/yr
87°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 276k· Elev. 1,214 ftWikipedia

Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley.Wikipedia

About the RegionDesert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$517k
Median Home Price
Rent burden23% of income
Household Income
$99k
Median annual
Population Density
4,195
Residents per mi²
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Livability

Walk Score
35
School Rating
7/10
Internet
Fiber
15%
Cable
96%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
356
sunny days per year
98% of the year
Avg High Temp
87°F
annual average
Comfort Score
48/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
41°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
11"
inches per year
Air Quality
57
Moderate AQI
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
moderate
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
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Demographics

Population276k
Altitude1,214 ftabove sea level
Density4,195/mi²residents
Median Age37 yrs
College Educated46%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home20%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%

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