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Central is a tiny town of 657 people in Graham County, Arizona. It's about 80 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $480k and rent runs about $935 a month.
657people
$480kTypical home
$935/moRent
100° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
314Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 657
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 80 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $480k (≈$3,027/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (183 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 51 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to TUS airport
- 85 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,884 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Graham County: R+48 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.