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Dripping Springs is a tiny town of 186 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 66 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $783 a month.
186people
$9,999Typical home
$783/moRent
101° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 186
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 66 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 47 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 16% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to AZA airport
- 69 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,251 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.