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Circle City is a small town of 1,089 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 33 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,089people
$215kTypical home
$1,279/moRent
105° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,089
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,570 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 33 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,354/mo)
- Median rent $1,279/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 91 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to PHX airport
- 42 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,854 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 236 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
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.