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Ajo is a small town of 3,107 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 94 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $838 a month.
3,107people
$124kTypical home
$838/moRent
104° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
328Sunny days
23Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,107
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 94 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 328 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 37 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 23 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 93 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 13% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to PHX airport
- 88 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,736 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 54 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 71 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 79 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pima County: D+15 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk