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Gold Canyon is a big small town of 13,107 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 41 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $508k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,107people
$508kTypical home
$1,542/moRent
105° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,107
- Part of a metro area
- About 457 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 41 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $508k (≈$3,204/mo)
- Median rent $1,542/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 103 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 9% of households have kids
- 53% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to AZA airport
- 34 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,906 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 282 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pinal County: R+22 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk