Living in Country around Morristown, AZ
Country around Morristown is a rural area of about 1,823 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,823people
$344kTypical home
$1,279/moRent
101° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
29Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,823 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 33 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,167/mo)
- Median rent $1,279/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 81 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 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PHX airport
- 44 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,094 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.