Gilbert ranked # 1 out of 15 for best places to live if you are trying to save money.

1. Gilbert, Arizona

• Population: 239277
• Median Income:  $81.485
• Unemployment rate:  4.7% (Phoenix metro area)
• Median home listing price:  $300,000
• Median monthly rent:  $1400
• Average gas price: 1.497
• Average cost of groceries:  $34.67
• Sales tax:  7.8%

The town once called The Hay Capital of the World, Gilbert is now a booming

suburb of Phoenix with one of the highest median incomes in the state of Arizona.

In fact, nearly 34% of the population is characterized as "boomburbs" with a

median household income of $105,000, according to t