Living in Country around Mammoth, AZ
Country around Mammoth is a rural area of about 1,550 people in Pinal County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 64°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,550people
$103kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
99° / 64°Summer / winter
5"Snow
315Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,550 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 44 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$646/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 28% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TUS airport
- 48 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,704 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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