Jurupa Valley vs Tempe
The short version
- Tempe is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 3% lower than in the Jurupa Valley area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $455,400 in Tempe and $574,600 in Jurupa Valley.
- Households earn more in Jurupa Valley ($97,550 vs $79,663 median).
- Tempe has more scorching days: 179 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 100.
- Commutes are shorter in Tempe (21 vs 32 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Jurupa Valley, CA | Tempe, AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 107,311 | 190,571 |
| Growth since 2020 | +2.2% | +3.5% |
| People per square mile | 2,499 | 4,767 |
| Median age | 34.5 | 30.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15% | 50% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $97,550 | $79,663 |
| Median home value | $574,600 | $455,400 |
| Home value to income | 5.9× | 5.7× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,741 | $1,743 |
| 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 | 70% | 42% |
| Top state income tax | 13.3% | 2.5% |
| Combined sales tax | 9.03% | 8.54% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 31.7 | 20.9 |
| Work from home | 7% | 21% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 3% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 15.8% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 68° / 44° | 71° / 39° |
| July high / low | 93° / 64° | 106° / 76° |
| Precipitation per year | 9 in | 9 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 100 | 179 |
| Nights below freezing | 4 | 10 |
| Comfortable months | 8 | 2 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Very High | Very High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 99.9 | 99.9 |
| 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: Jurupa Valley: October to May. Tempe: March and November.
Full monthly tables: Jurupa Valley weather by month and Tempe 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 Jurupa Valley and $77,500 in Tempe. Moving from Jurupa Valley to Tempe, you would need about $72,800 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Jurupa Valley and Tempe
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Jurupa Valley and Tempe.
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