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Blackwater is a small town of 1,958 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 47 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,958people
$303kTypical home
$1,537/moRent
106° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,958
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 109 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 47 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,908/mo)
- Median rent $1,537/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 112 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 49% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to AZA airport
- 37 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,348 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 406 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.