IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Tacna, AZ
Country around Tacna is a rural area of about 278 people in Yuma County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Yuma, AZ and 121 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $878 a month.
278people
$218kTypical home
$878/moRent
109° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
17Rain/snow days
Is Near Tacna right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 278 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 38 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,373/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 126 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 53% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to YUM airport
- 121 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.