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Cactus Forest is a tiny town of 640 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 61 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $946 a month.
640people
$255kTypical home
$946/moRent
104° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 640
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 234 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 61 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,607/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 100 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 14% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AZA airport
- 52 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,828 ft
- 160 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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.