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Country around Clifton is a rural area of about 2,607 people in Greenlee County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 117 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $648 a month.
2,607people
$159kTypical home
$648/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
306Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,607 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 117 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (172 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to SOW airport
- 121 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,971 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenlee County: R+41 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.