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Country around San Carlos is a rural area of about 5,696 people in Gila County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $535 a month.
5,696people
$66kTypical home
$535/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,696 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 91 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$415/mo)
- Median rent $535/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 41 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
- 50% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to SOW airport
- 87 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,868 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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