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Country around Peridot is a rural area of about 2,885 people in Gila County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $622 a month.
2,885people
$151kTypical home
$622/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
310Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,885 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 87 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 28.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 51 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 62% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to SOW airport
- 91 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,806 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gila County: R+38 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.