By Zach Buchanan | Phoenix New Times
Arizona was once an affordable paradise, attracting new residents from out of state thanks to its low housing costs and overall low cost of living.
A new study by the Common Sense Institute, a center-right think tank with ties to former GOP Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, now finds that Arizona is one of the least affordable states in the country. Out of all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., the state ranks 45th in affordability — or, in other words, seventh-worst.
“Arizona was a fast-growing, affordable state to live in,” said Zachary Milne, a senior economist for CSI and the study’s author. “That’s changed now.”
