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Elephant Head is a tiny town of 481 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 28 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
481people
$296kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
97° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 481
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 66 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 28 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,865/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TUS airport
- 24 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,094 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pima County: D+15 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.