Living in Country around Dateland, AZ
Country around Dateland is a rural area of about 442 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Yuma, AZ and 82 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
442people
$330kTypical home
$1,381/moRent
107° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 442 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 77 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,381/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 120 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 57
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to YUM airport
- 82 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 443 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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
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.