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Donovan Estates is a tiny town of 507 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's about 16 miles from Yuma, AZ and 143 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $993 a month.
507people
$185kTypical home
$993/moRent
108° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
14Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 507
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,024 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to San Diego, CA
- 16 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 129 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 58
- 31% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to YUM airport
- 131 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 125 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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.