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Apache Junction is a small city of 41,058 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 34 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
41,058people
$212kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
106° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,058
- Part of a metro area
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 34 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,334/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 106 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (298 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,085 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to AZA airport
- 27 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,631 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 548 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pinal County: R+22 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk