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Scottsdale, AZ
246,170 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0465000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Scottsdale ranked #65 of 340 cities and 7th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Scottsdale and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Oceanside CA, Overland Park KS, Chesapeake VA, Chandler AZ, Henderson NV, Chula Vista CA, Plano TX, Rancho Cucamonga CA, Olathe KS, Westminster CO, Joliet IL, Arvada CO, Escondido CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #65 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #38 | #30 | #96 | #40 | #92 | #131 | #67 | #54 | #26 | #15 | #68 | #26 | #60 | #90 | #31 | #76 | #51 | #30 | #65 | #25 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 215,023 | 218,194 | 219,251 | 219,735 | 218,735 | 217,638 | 220,816 | 225,191 | 228,887 | 233,949 | 241,073 | 247,953 | 251,396 | 254,479 | 258,069 | 241,868 | 242,715 | 243,072 | 245,236 | 246,170 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #125 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | +2.4 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 | — | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -0.0 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #88 of 271 cities with data · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | 7.0 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #164 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group | 18.5% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% | 18.2% | 18.5% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 20.5% | — | 20.2% | 23.0% | 24.2% | 24.2% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #1 of 304 cities with data · 1st of 11 in its peer group with data | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #72 of 295 cities with data · 4th of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.8 | — | 25.3 | 24.4 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 155,965 | 168,489 | 166,053 | 169,601 | 161,770 | 152,726 | 156,365 | 154,734 | 165,552 | 172,492 | 180,987 | 193,995 | 200,350 | 199,797 | 207,406 | 201,340 | 199,995 | 211,885 | 215,547 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #293 of 329 cities with data · 14th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | +1.2 | +2.9 | -2.8 | +3.3 | +3.3 | -4.7 | -0.4 | -2.5 | +3.1 | +2.0 | +1.0 | +4.2 | +1.0 | -3.8 | +0.8 | -1.7 | -3.1 | +0.6 | -2.6 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110,586 | 112,778 | 115,122 | 121,280 | 122,062 | 124,938 | 129,561 | 134,685 | 137,779 | — | 128,657 | 129,605 | 124,576 | 129,155 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #17 of 340 cities · 3rd of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 2.9% | — | 4.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #44 of 314 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data | 42% | 41% | 43% | 36% | 27% | 24% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 28% | 14% | 19% | 18% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 31% | 37% | 36% | 38% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #187 of 314 cities with data · 12th of 13 in its peer group with data | $5,283 | $6,809 | $6,664 | $7,696 | $7,488 | $7,977 | $7,382 | $7,284 | $7,610 | $6,535 | $6,605 | $5,984 | $6,204 | $5,670 | $4,708 | $5,042 | $4,688 | $3,915 | $3,657 | $3,150 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Scottsdale. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.