> **Arizona SEO Market Map: Local Competition by City** > How competitive local search is in 5 Arizona cities across 12 industries, scored on one national scale. See what your market needs. [SEO Market Map](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/) Arizona SEO Market Map · Arizona · 5 cities · 12 trades # Today’s SEO forecast for *Arizona*. Arizona ranks 1st of 14 states for search competition, at 63 against a median of 54 across the 14 states measured so far. Its hardest trade is pest control (71); its calmest is landscaping (50). Pick yours. All trades Plumbing HVAC Roofing Electricians Landscaping Pest control Pool companies Dentists Law firms Med spas Veterinarians Chiropractors [Run myfree audit](https://seoeliteagency.com/free-seo-audit/) [Booka call](https://seoeliteagency.hbportal.co/public/69bccfccf61f1d002932ebbe) The five-city outlook ## Where search is calm, and where it is *severe*. Chandler is calmest at 59; Phoenix runs at 68. Storms likely ### Chandler 59 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Veterinarians · 68 Calmest Landscaping · 40 Storms likely ### Gilbert 60 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Med spas · 74 Calmest Electricians · 44 Storms likely ### Mesa 62 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Pest control · 77 Calmest Pool companies · 45 Severe ### Tucson 65 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest HVAC · 72 Calmest Landscaping · 51 Severe ### Phoenix 68 / 100 Full SEO plus paid Hardest Med spas · 79 Calmest Pool companies · 52 The Arizona radar ## Phoenix runs *hottest*. Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler, stormiest first. - **68** Phoenix *Severe* - **65** Tucson *Severe* - **62** Mesa *Storms likely* - **60** Gilbert *Storms likely* - **59** Chandler *Storms likely* - **Clear skies 0–19 - **Mostly sunny 20–34 - **Clouds building 35–49 - **Storms likely 50–64 - **Severe 65–100 State lines: US Census Bureau. Numbered pins follow the key, stormiest first. What we found ## Inside Arizona’s *numbers*. - **Phoenix** (68): toughest, med spas at 79, where the top three hold 1,086 reviews at the median and 17 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 52 (87 at the median). - **Tucson** (65): toughest, HVAC at 72, where the top three hold 4,115 reviews at the median and 20 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, landscaping at 51 (170 at the median). - **Mesa** (62): toughest, pest control at 77, where the top three hold 3,476 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 45 (57 at the median). - **Gilbert** (60): toughest, med spas at 74, where the top three hold 268 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, electricians at 44 (72 at the median). - **Chandler** (59): toughest, veterinarians at 68, where the top three hold 953 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, landscaping at 40 (31 at the median). The deepest review moat in Arizona: HVAC in Tucson, where the top three hold 4,115 reviews at the median. The thinnest: landscaping in Chandler, at 31. Ratings run lowest for veterinarians in Tucson (4.45 stars across the top ten) and highest for med spas in Gilbert (4.95). We read 180 top-ranking competitor sites across Arizona’s searches. WordPress runs 104 of them; 40 are custom or another builder. 56% carry local business markup, against 54% across every state measured, and 72% changed their sitemap in the last year. ### Each trade, calmest city to toughest - **Plumbing** Chandler 64 → Phoenix 73 - **HVAC** Gilbert 59 → Phoenix 75 - **Roofing** Gilbert 54 → Mesa 70 - **Electricians** Gilbert 44 → Phoenix 64 - **Landscaping** Chandler 40 → Phoenix 57 - **Pest control** Tucson 66 → Mesa 77 - **Pool companies** Mesa 45 → Tucson 65 - **Dentists** Gilbert 65 → Phoenix 69 - **Law firms** Gilbert 47 → Phoenix 76 - **Med spas** Chandler 58 → Phoenix 79 - **Veterinarians** Phoenix 60 → Chandler 68 - **Chiropractors** Chandler 58 → Tucson 63 What a searcher sees on the map ## The view from the *phone*. City Phoenix Tucson Mesa Gilbert Chandler Trade Plumbing HVAC Roofing Electricians Landscaping Pest control Pool companies Dentists Law firms Med spas Veterinarians Chiropractors 79 / 100 Severe Competitors with deep review counts and built-out websites hold the top spots. This market rewards full SEO, with paid search to buy time while it builds. - **1,086** median reviews among the top three - **17** of the top 20 with 100 or more reviews - **4.9** average stars across the top 10 9:41 ** G med spa near Phoenix ★ **4.9** 1,086 reviews ★ **4.9** 1,086 reviews ★ **4.9** 1,086 reviews **Top 20 on the map** **************************************** 17 with 100+ reviews Drawn from the measured Google Maps results. Names are never shown. The full forecast ## Every city, every *trade*. Arizona by city and trade, read 2026-10-29. Business counts are county-wide: Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler share Maricopa County. [Methodology](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/methodology/). 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