Surprise vs Buckeye
Surprise, AZ compared with Buckeye, AZ · 20 miles apart
Surprise has 175,304 residents to Buckeye’s 125,445. Surprise comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Buckeye does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Surprise, AZ | Buckeye, AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175,304 | 125,445 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,586 | 317 |
| Median household income | $96,711 | $99,486 |
| Median home value | $435,100 | $419,800 |
| Median rent | $2,033 | $1,963 |
| Homeownership | 79.1% | 86% |
| Average commute | 30.2 min | 33.3 min |
| Median age | 41.4 | 35.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.5% | 24.8% |
| Poverty rate | 8.6% | 8% |
| Unemployment | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 4.5× | 4.2× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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