Last updated 2026-06-12 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Slightly above the national average, a chipmaker boomtown in the Phoenix East Valley.
Cost of living index (US avg = 100): 103
Median 2BR rent: $1,900/mo
Housing: 106 vs 100
Groceries: 100 vs 100
Utilities: 112 vs 100
Transportation: 100 vs 100
Healthcare: 98 vs 100
Chandler is an Intel-driven boomtown with newer construction and family-heavy suburbs. Costs run slightly above the national average, with desert cooling the main seasonal factor.