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Avra Valley is a big small town of 6,277 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 33 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $937 a month.
6,277people
$158kTypical home
$937/moRent
104° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,277
- Part of a metro area
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 33 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$999/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 79 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TUS airport
- 31 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,939 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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.