Best Places for Military Families in Arizona
Places near a major installation with schools and support infrastructure PCS families actually rely on.
What this list weighs: Distance to installation; see the military module, not just this tag.
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Listed alphabetically, not ranked -- we don't have a defensible scoring methodology to rank these against each other yet, so we won't pretend to.
Military families and personnel connected to Luke Air Force Base, given the base's direct in-city location and the roughly 50% of transitioning service members who say they'd consider staying in the West Valley; sports and entertainment enthusiasts drawn to a real, year-round calendar (NFL football, Cactus League baseball, concerts and events at both State Farm Stadium and Desert Diamond Arena) rather than a single-season draw; and buyers wanting Arizona's low income-and-property-tax combination at a moderate, non-boom housing price point.
Read the full page →Best fits active-duty and civilian personnel connected to Fort Huachuca, military retirees drawn to VA/TRICARE-adjacent healthcare access and Arizona's low property and income tax combination, and anyone wanting genuinely cooler, milder Arizona summers than the Phoenix/Tucson low desert at an affordable price point.
Read the full page →Best fits military families and service members connected to MCAS Yuma; retirees and seasonal snowbirds drawn to genuinely sunny, dry, low-humidity winters and Arizona's low income/property tax combination who plan to be elsewhere for the hottest summer months; and anyone connected to Yuma's agricultural economy (a genuinely large, real regional employer) who wants meaningfully more affordable housing than Phoenix or Tucson.
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