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Buckeye is a mid-size city of 104,923 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 33 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
104,923people
$420kTypical home
$1,963/moRent
106° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 104,923
- Part of a metro area
- About 265 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 33 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,647/mo)
- Median rent $1,963/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 108 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PHX airport
- 37 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maricopa County: R+4 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk