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Country around Sells is a rural area of about 5,038 people in Pima County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 68°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $493 a month.
5,038people
$83kTypical home
$493/moRent
99° / 68°Summer / winter
5"Snow
328Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,038 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 68 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$521/mo)
- Median rent $493/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 328 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 37 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to TUS airport
- 64 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,116 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pima County: D+15 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk