Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arizona instead of Nevada, you would:
Economy
be 18.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nevada, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Arizona, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Safety
be 28.5% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Nevada has a property crime rate of 2,450 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 1,752 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 11.6% less for a home
The median home value in Nevada is $406,100 as of 2023, compared to $358,900 in Arizona as of 2023.
be 13.0% more likely to own your home
In Nevada, 59.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 67.0% as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 16.0% less likely to smoke
In Nevada, 16.2% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Arizona, that number is 13.6% as of 2022.
be 16.4% more likely to have a bachelor's degree
In Nevada, 18.3% of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 21.3% as of 2023.
be 20.8% less likely to be food insecure
In Nevada, 12.5% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Arizona, that number is 9.9% as of 2021.
live in an area that is 2.2 times more densely populated
Nevada has a population density of 11.3 people per sq km as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 25.4 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 24.7% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Nevada, 8.5% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
