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Flowing Wells is a small city of 16,559 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 13 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,559people
$180kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
101° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,559
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,347 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 13 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 77 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TUS airport
- 13 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,267 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.