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East Verde Estates is a tiny town of 275 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 58 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 65 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $1k a month.
275people
$461kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
16"Snow
313Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 275
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 58 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,910/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to FLG airport
- 70 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,718 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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.