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Arivaca is a tiny town of 268 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 47 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $1k a month.
268people
$72kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- Part of a metro area
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 47 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$452/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 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 67
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TUS airport
- 43 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,737 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.