Living in Country around Casa Grande, AZ
Country around Casa Grande is a rural area of about 4,118 people in Pinal County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $880 a month.
4,118people
$167kTypical home
$880/moRent
105° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,118 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 54 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 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
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AZA airport
- 44 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pinal County: R+22 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk