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Country around Rio Verde is a rural area of about 3,472 people in Gila County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $851k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,472people
$851kTypical home
$2,332/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
318Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,472 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 39 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $851k (≈$5,366/mo)
- Median rent $2,332/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 69 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 69
- 3% of households have kids
- 65% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PHX airport
- 43 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,645 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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