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Icehouse Canyon is a tiny town of 528 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 76 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
528people
$205kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 528
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 109 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 76 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,293/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 56 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
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 15% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to AZA airport
- 70 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,127 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.