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Jakes Corner is a tiny town of 111 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 54 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $1k a month.
111people
$9,999Typical home
$1,030/moRent
100° / 61°Summer / winter
12"Snow
313Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 111
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 78 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 54 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 13.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 45 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 45
- 17% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to AZA airport
- 56 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,812 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.