Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Arizona, you would:
Economy
be 15.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Arizona, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Safety
be 14.1% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Arizona has a property crime rate of 1,752 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 1,998 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 27.7% less for a home
The median home value in Arizona is $358,900 as of 2023, compared to $259,400 in North Carolina as of 2023.
pay 18.8% less in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Arizona is $1,431 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, it is $1,162 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live in an area that is 3.4 times more densely populated
Arizona has a population density of 25.4 people per sq km as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 86.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 25.0% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Arizona, 6.4% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
be 13.1% more likely to be food insecure
In Arizona, 9.9% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In North Carolina, that number is 11.2% as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
