Cost of Living
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How Oro Valley's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
Index: 100 = US city average. Values >100 mean more expensive, <100 means cheaper.
How far does your salary go in Oro Valley?
Your $100,000 in Oro Valley has the same purchasing power as $99,394 in the average US city. You'd need $606 more here to maintain that standard of living.
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Within 10 points of Oro Valley's cost index of 101, sorted by closest match.
Oro Valley, Arizona has a cost-of-living index of 101, which is 1% above the national average. The typical renter pays $1,555 per month. The median household earns $101,394 per year.
To match the lifestyle of a $70,000 earner in the average US city, you'd need about $70,427 per year in Oro Valley. Single renters typically want at least three times the $18,660 threshold to cover housing comfortably.
Oro Valley is near the US city average. Overall prices are 1% above the national average.