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Census ACS 2023 · 68 cities

Youngest Cities in Arizona

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. Flagstaff city is the youngest city in Arizona with a median age of 26.0. College towns, military communities, and fast-growing suburbs tend to have the youngest populations. Younger cities often have more families with children, growing school systems, and expanding housing markets. Compare median ages across all 68 major cities in Arizona.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#CityMedian AgePopulationMedian Income
1Yuma city32.198,461$62,546
2Verde Village Cdp44.412,662$71,352
3Valencia West Cdp35.713,834$90,758
4Vail Cdp39.915,722$121,385
5Tucson Mountains Cdp55.211,428$132,946
6Tucson Estates Cdp54.112,687$66,813
7Tucson city34.6543,348$54,546
8Tempe city29.9186,419$77,643
9Tanque Verde Cdp57.515,531$119,212
10Surprise city41.6149,519$93,371
11Sun Lakes Cdp73.414,079$63,545
12Sun City West Cdp74.927,003$63,792
13Sun City Cdp72.538,018$52,111
14Somerton city30.514,383$71,825
15Sierra Vista Southeast Cdp49.114,213$70,958
16Sierra Vista city37.345,203$69,783
17Show Low city44.711,913$63,376
18Scottsdale city49.2242,169$107,372
19San Tan Valley Cdp35105,231$93,642
20San Luis city33.235,998$57,364
21Sahuarita town36.435,012$100,719
22Safford city31.310,217$65,727
23Saddlebrooke Cdp71.612,616$90,888
24Rio Rico Cdp34.321,798$63,692
25Queen Creek town37.266,369$134,719
26Prescott Valley town47.348,048$70,793
27Prescott city60.346,744$69,151
28Phoenix city34.81,624,832$77,041
29Peoria city42.1194,338$93,403
30Payson town58.916,494$65,175
31Paradise Valley town55.512,621$236,250
32Oro Valley town54.647,595$105,342
33Nogales city3719,753$40,745
34New River Cdp50.618,365$120,279
35New Kingman-Butler Cdp46.114,281$42,604
36Mesa city37.2507,478$78,779
37Maricopa city36.162,986$94,208
38Marana town41.554,487$108,256
39Lake Havasu City city55.758,037$66,264
40Kingman city44.233,850$60,418
41Green Valley Cdp73.321,581$58,268
42Goodyear city40.8102,891$101,814
43Gold Canyon Cdp66.112,488$85,833
44Glendale city34.5250,193$70,139
45Gilbert town35.7271,118$121,351
46Fountain Hills town60.823,768$104,788
47Fortuna Foothills Cdp6228,227$57,583
48Fort Mohave Cdp59.815,716$65,417
49Flowing Wells Cdp38.216,989$40,769
50Florence town4325,961$76,259
51Flagstaff city2676,333$68,041
52Eloy city4116,671$54,080
53El Mirage city32.435,823$74,764
54Drexel Heights Cdp3727,636$75,152
55Douglas city3416,118$39,350
56Cottonwood city55.812,547$47,162
57Coolidge city34.515,300$57,161
58Chino Valley town49.913,372$59,733
59Chandler city37.4278,123$103,691
60Catalina Foothills Cdp55.951,756$113,201
61Casas Adobes Cdp43.870,770$81,041
62Casa Grande city37.857,590$66,354
63Camp Verde town44.112,282$58,383
64Bullhead City city53.742,193$47,717
65Buckeye city35.499,844$98,778
66Avondale city32.490,644$81,260
67Apache Junction city52.639,746$58,619
68Anthem Cdp44.522,622$117,846

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Frequently Asked Questions

Flagstaff city is the #1 ranked city in Arizona by median age, with a value of 26.0 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Arizona has 68 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Arizona.