Living in Citrus Park, AZ
Citrus Park is a big small town of 5,115 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 21 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $723k and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,115people
$723kTypical home
$2,863/moRent
106° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,115
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,033 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 21 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $723k (≈$4,556/mo)
- Median rent $2,863/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 111 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 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PHX airport
- 26 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,007 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 418 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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