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Country around Amado is a rural area of about 1,249 people in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $829 a month.
1,249people
$207kTypical home
$829/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,249 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 35 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,304/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TUS airport
- 31 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,452 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.