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Carrizo is a tiny town of 249 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 105 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
249people
$269kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
52"Snow
310Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 249
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 105 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 17
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SOW airport
- 103 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,870 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gila County: R+38 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.