What is the cost of living in Prescott Valley-Prescott?

Prescott Valley-Prescott has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 98.3, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 98.8, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,637/month.

What is the median salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott?

The median salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott is $61,824 annually (mean: $65,889). Top occupations include General and Operations Managers, Retail Salespersons, Cashiers.

How safe is Prescott Valley-Prescott?

The violent crime rate in the Prescott Valley-Prescott area is 429 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1786 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Prescott Valley-Prescott?

The state of AZ has 2,186 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17:1. Charter schools make up 25.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Prescott Valley-Prescott?

Infant center-based childcare in the Prescott Valley-Prescott area averages $11,301 per year. Preschool averages $8,667/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Prescott Valley-Prescott a good place to relocate?

Prescott Valley-Prescott has a Life Score of 39.1/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Prescott Valley-Prescott in the bottom decile of scored metros; compare individual dimensions to see where the biggest gaps are.

Where does Prescott Valley-Prescott sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Prescott Valley-Prescott ranks #345 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ

LiveAbility 36.8/100 places Prescott Valley-Prescott #345 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

98.3
Cost index (US=100): $1,637
2BR rent / mo: $61,824
Median salary: 36.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Prescott Valley-Prescott ranks #345 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (36.8/100), with its strongest marks in low hazard and climate.

#345
of 387 US metros · Below median: 7,582,384
metro-area population: 429
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,186
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: safety (22/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Prescott Valley-Prescott ranks #345 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 98.3 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,637/mo, median salary $61,824; LiveAbility Score 36.8/100, strongest in low hazard and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 36.8/100 places Prescott Valley-Prescott #345 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 98.3 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,637/mo.

LiveAbility 36.8/100 puts Prescott Valley-Prescott in the bottom third (#345 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Prescott Valley-Prescott area is 65,740.

Prescott Valley-Prescott vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

37 Top 89% higher than 11% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Prescott Valley-Prescott housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Prescott Valley-Prescott MSA; housing RPP 98.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,637/mo.

Studio

$1,129

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,309

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,637

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,277

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,497

/month

Prescott Valley-Prescott wages and employment

Prescott Valley-Prescott posts 65,740 total employment with median salary $61,824 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$61,824

Mean Salary

$65,889

Total Employment

65,740

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
General and Operations Managers	$78,400
Retail Salespersons	$35,290
Cashiers	$34,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$33,350
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,670

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Prescott Valley-Prescott area from NCES.

Schools

2,186

Enrollment

1,103,092

Student:Teacher

17:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Prescott Valley-Prescott area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,301

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,667

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,667

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Prescott Valley-Prescott's composite Life Score is 39.1/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

28/100

Weak

Wages

40/100

Below average

Rent

24/100

Weak

Crime

22/100

Weak

Schools

67/100

Strong

Childcare

38/100

Below average

Environment

82/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Prescott Valley-Prescott ranks #345 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 36.8/100 - a composite of 7 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized). Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Low hazard (79/100)

Low hazard

79
Climate

51
Job market

40
Schools

33
Cost of living

28
Housing

24
Safety

22

What this shows Prescott Valley-Prescott's strongest dimensions are low hazard and climate; its weakest among scored dims is safety at 22/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%; this metro uses 7 of 8 dims with renormalized weights.

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Metros near Prescott Valley-Prescott on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Prescott Valley-Prescott on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Prescott Valley-Prescott cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Prescott Valley-Prescott wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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