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Cost of living in Payson, Arizona

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,345 a month.

Payson is a town in Arizona. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $67,710 a year.

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People
16,622
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,345
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$67,710
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$382,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,380
Gila County, AZ

Payson, Arizona has about 16,622 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $382,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Gila County is $1,380 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Payson. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Arizona's prices sit at 100.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Arizona taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Payson's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Arizona home paid 15.38¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Payson's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Arizona in the table we use.

Among 171 places we list in Arizona with a rent figure, 52 have higher typical rent than Payson.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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