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Globe is a big small town of 7,195 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 79 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $858 a month.
7,195people
$207kTypical home
$858/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,195
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 79 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 33 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (734 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to AZA airport
- 73 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,845 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gila County: R+38 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk