Living in Country around Tonopah, AZ
Country around Tonopah is a rural area of about 8,531 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,531people
$331kTypical home
$1,395/moRent
105° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
332Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,531 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 58 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,086/mo)
- Median rent $1,395/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 332 sunny days a year (223 totally clear)
- 33 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 109 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to PHX airport
- 61 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maricopa County: R+4 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk