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How Buckeye's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
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Your $100,000 in Buckeye has the same purchasing power as $91,383 in the average US city. You'd need $8,617 more here to maintain that standard of living.
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If you're weighing a move to Buckeye, the short answer is that the city has a few genuine arguments going for it — most obviously paychecks come in above the us average and it's a quieter city by the numbers, plus 1 more things worth knowing. Here's the longer version.
Median household income in Buckeye is $94,188, a step above the national median of about $75k. The local job market leans toward industries that pay better than average, and that shows up in the take-home for most working households here.
Buckeye reports roughly 1,229 crime incidents per 100,000 residents, well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. As always, citywide numbers paper over real differences between neighborhoods — but the broader trend here is on the calmer end of the US distribution.
Buckeye's air quality index averages about 44 — comfortably in the EPA's "good" range. No daily ritual of checking the AQI before going for a run, no smoky-day plans, no surprise asthma flare-ups for the kids. The kind of background condition you notice mostly by its absence.
Reasons are pulled from Buckeye's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Almost never. Buckeye's winter average of about 47°F is too warm for snow most years. A measurable snowfall is the kind of event that closes schools and gets photographed for the local paper.
Barely. Winter in Buckeye averages around 47°F — short, mild, mostly an excuse to break out a light jacket. Some plants don't even drop their leaves.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Buckeye averages about 105°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Approximately USDA Hardiness Zone 10. That's the band gardeners use to pick plants — anything rated for Zone 10 or colder should survive a typical winter in Buckeye. (The estimate is derived from our winter-temperature data; the official USDA map uses station-level annual minimums and may differ by half a zone.)
Buckeye is at about 1,076 feet (328 m) above sea level. High enough to be solidly above any coastal concern, low enough that altitude isn't a factor.
By the numbers, yes. Buckeye reports roughly 1,229 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. The big caveat applies as always: every city has neighborhoods that look nothing like the citywide average. But the citywide average here is genuinely good.
Roughly average. Buckeye's cost-of-living index is 109, putting it in the band where rent, groceries, and utilities track the national norm. Not a bargain, not a premium.
Not really — Buckeye is built around the car. Its Walk Score of 0 out of 100 means almost every errand is a drive. Living without a car is technically possible but real work; most residents wouldn't try it.
Roughly $76,601 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Buckeye runs about $1,597/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.