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Gadsden is a tiny town of 493 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's about 15 miles from Yuma, AZ and 138 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $482 a month.
493people
$187kTypical home
$482/moRent
108° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
15Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- Part of a metro area
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to San Diego, CA
- 15 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,178/mo)
- Median rent $482/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 123 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 60% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 53 min
- 41% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to YUM airport
- 133 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.