Living in Guadalupe, AZ
Guadalupe is a big small town of 5,272 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 16 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $872 a month.
5,272people
$271kTypical home
$872/moRent
105° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,598 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 16 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 103 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PHX airport
- 5 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,420 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 301 bars within 25 mi
- 1,061 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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