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Fountain Hills is a small city of 23,789 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 20 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 102°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $623k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,789people
$623kTypical home
$1,890/moRent
102° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,789
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,173 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 20 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $623k (≈$3,928/mo)
- Median rent $1,890/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 102°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 100 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 14% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PHX airport
- 19 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,828 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 136 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,985 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 250 bars within 25 mi
- 838 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maricopa County: R+4 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk