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Surprise is full of surprises.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It turns out the unassuming West Valley suburb has a trick up its sleeve: It\u2019s actually pretty affordable. So affordable, in fact, that Surprise ranked as the country\u2019s most affordable midsize city for homebuyers and the third-most affordable among U.S. cities of all sizes, according to a study by WalletHub.<\/p>\n

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The quickly growing suburb borders the White Tank Mountains and was once home to a mere 30,000 residents. Now it\u2019s just more than five and a half times that size, according to recent Census Bureau data. Recently, it\u2019s made news due to a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility that the federal government is slated to open within its borders.<\/p>\n

To determine its rankings, WalletHub analyzed data \u2014 from the National Association of Realtors, Census Bureau, Council for Community and Economic Research and Insurance Information Institute \u2014 in a sample of 300 cities of varying sizes across the nation. The study looked at 10 metrics of different weights, including housing affordability, cost of living, vacancy rate, cost per square foot and more. It graded each city on a 100-point scale and then calculated a weighted average to produce an overall score. WalletHub analyzed only data for the cities themselves and did not include metro areas.<\/p>\n

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Surprise ranked third overall with a score of 73.27. It ranked first among cities with populations of 150,000 to 300,000 people. Of the 300 cities analyzed, it had the 18th-highest median home price appreciation. Its median real estate tax rate was the eighth-lowest, and Surprise had the 11th-highest ratio of quarterly active listings per 1,000 residents. According to the study, these numbers show that there\u2019s strong property value growth, a lower overall cost of homeownership and a decent number of properties to choose from at any given time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eight other Phoenix-area cities made the list. Mesa came in 15th overall, while Scottsdale ranked last in the state at 144 out of 300. Here\u2019s how all the Valley cities ranked.<\/p>\n

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144. Scottsdale<\/strong>
Midsize city ranking: 42
Score: 60.41<\/p>\n

86. Tempe<\/strong>\u00a0
Midsize city ranking: 32
Score: 62.62<\/p>\n

44. Glendale<\/strong>
Midsize city ranking: 22\u00a0
Score: 65.05<\/p>\n

40. Phoenix<\/strong>
Large city ranking: 11
Score: 65.4<\/p>\n

38. Chandler<\/strong>
Midsize city ranking: 20
Score: 65.8<\/p>\n

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23. Gilbert<\/strong>
Midsize city ranking: 11
Score: 67.26<\/p>\n

22. Peoria<\/strong>
Midsize city ranking: 10
Score: 67.26<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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15. Mesa<\/strong>
Large city ranking: 6
Score: 68.39<\/p>\n

3. Surprise<\/strong>
Midsize city ranking: 1
Score: 73.27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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