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Cedar Creek is a tiny town of 398 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 111 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
398people
$269kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
56"Snow
310Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 398
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 111 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 26
- 51% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SOW airport
- 109 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,699 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 71 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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.