Both Forbes and Fortune are nuts about lists; it’s the biz-mag-porn version of those “32 ways to please your man” stories in Cosmo. The latest from Forbes is “Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Cities.”

The idea is to track issues like unemployment, home affordability, commute times, and taxes. Tucson comes in at number 62 on the list, Phoenix at 82. The top five are Omaha, Little Rock, Jackson, Des Moines, and Augusta, which shows you the sort of trade-offs involved when you’re obsessed with bucks-related bangs.

The most telling statistic is real-estate taxes. Phoenicians whine constantly about them; according to Forbes, the city ranks 24th in that category. (That is, they are the 24th lowest in the country.)

There isn’t another top-ten city in the top fifty—a potent sign that property owners here are getting a pretty easy ride, taxwise.