Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arizona instead of Georgia, you would:
Economy
be 21.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Arizona, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Safety
be 16.1% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Georgia has a violent crime rate of 343 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 398 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 31.5% more for a home
The median home value in Georgia is $272,900 as of 2023, compared to $358,900 in Arizona as of 2023.
Lifestyle
commute 2.8 minutes less
The average one-way commute in Georgia takes 28.3 minutes as of 2023. In Arizona, it takes 25.5 minutes as of 2023.
be 15.3% less likely to be uninsured
In Georgia, 11.8% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 10.0% as of 2023.
live among residents who are 1.4 years older on average
The median age in Georgia is 37.4 years as of 2023. In Arizona, the median age is 38.8 years as of 2023.
live in an area that is 65.6% less densely populated
Georgia has a population density of 73.8 people per sq km as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 25.4 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 18.5% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Georgia, 5.4% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), OECD Regional Demography (2023). How we calculate this
