City in Arizona, United States

Chandler

$517kMedian Home
356Sunny Days/yr
87°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation261kElevation1,214 ft
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Hot season is intense, with mostly dry year-round. The hottest stretch is likely to shape daily routines. The air stays fairly dry through the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

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

Intense hot seasonNo real winterDry year-round
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Where It Is

Location Context
Chandler, Arizona
Latitude33.31°
Longitude-111.84°
Population261k
Altitude1,214 ft

State Context

ArizonaU.S. state

Arizona is a landlocked state in the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 counties.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 2.50%Avg sales tax: 8.37%Property tax: 0.51%Official school data available

About the Region

Desert 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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Nature Access

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City Profile

Urban Feel4,195/mi²residents
Median Age37 yrs
College Educated46%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home20%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%
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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
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Livability

Getting AroundWalkable + transit
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Walkable with usable transit.

Safety Score
78
Walk Score
64
Transit Score
40
School Rating
8.5/10
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
Humidity Pattern
Dry air
28% warm season / 48% cool season
Comfort Score
54/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
41°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
11"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
57
Moderate AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
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Humidity Through The Year
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dry air much of the year
Summer 28% · Winter 48% · May-Jan 16-53%
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
moderate
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
54 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Current Conditions

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