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Gila Bend is a small town of 1,363 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 55 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,363people
$116kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
109° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
328Sunny days
23Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,363
- Part of a metro area
- About 21 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 55 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 328 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 37 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 23 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 133 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 14% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PHX airport
- 52 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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