Living in Litchfield Park, AZ
Litchfield Park is a big small town of 6,916 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 16 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $577k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,916people
$577kTypical home
$1,922/moRent
107° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,916
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,109 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 16 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $577k (≈$3,639/mo)
- Median rent $1,922/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 112 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,279 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PHX airport
- 21 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 192 bars within 25 mi
- 584 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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