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Goodyear is a mid-size city of 107,645 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 27 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
107,645people
$471kTypical home
$1,956/moRent
106° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 107,645
- Part of a metro area
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 27 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,972/mo)
- Median rent $1,956/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 109 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,357 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PHX airport
- 24 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 703 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 298 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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