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Country around Ajo is a rural area of about 3,555 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $875 a month.
3,555people
$119kTypical home
$875/moRent
98° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
328Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,555 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 88 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 328 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 37 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 98 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 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to PHX airport
- 81 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,356 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 76 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