Chino Hills vs Queen Creek
The short version
- Queen Creek is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 3% lower than in the Chino Hills area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $635,400 in Queen Creek and $874,900 in Chino Hills.
- Households earn more in Queen Creek ($141,978 vs $126,334 median).
- Queen Creek has more scorching days: 168 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 99.
- Queen Creek is growing faster: +51.4% since 2020 vs -1.2%.
- Commutes are shorter in Queen Creek (31 vs 36 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Chino Hills, CA | Queen Creek, AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 77,519 | 89,770 |
| Growth since 2020 | -1.2% | +51.4% |
| People per square mile | 1,736 | 2,132 |
| Median age | 40.5 | 37.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48% | 45% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $126,334 | $141,978 |
| Median home value | $874,900 | $635,400 |
| Home value to income | 6.9× | 4.5× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $2,894 | $2,210 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 106.4 | 103.3 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 129.3 | 121.2 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $79,800 | $77,500 |
| Homeowners | 69% | 90% |
| Top state income tax | 13.3% | 2.5% |
| Combined sales tax | 9.03% | 8.54% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 36.1 | 31.1 |
| Work from home | 18% | 26% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Poverty rate | 7.6% | 3.7% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 70° / 42° | 67° / 43° |
| July high / low | 94° / 63° | 105° / 77° |
| Precipitation per year | 10 in | 13 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 99 | 168 |
| Nights below freezing | 11 | 8 |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 6 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Very High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 99.8 | 93.8 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 7% | 7% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +35.9% | +35.8% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Chino Hills: February to May and October to November. Queen Creek: November to April.
Full monthly tables: Chino Hills weather by month and Queen Creek weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $79,800 in Chino Hills and $77,500 in Queen Creek. Moving from Chino Hills to Queen Creek, you would need about $72,800 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Chino Hills and Queen Creek
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Chino Hills and Queen Creek.
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