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Carefree is a small town of 3,683 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 20 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 103°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,683people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,538/moRent
103° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,683
- Part of a metro area
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 20 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,538/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 103°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 81 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 9% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PHX airport
- 27 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,415 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 152 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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