Living in Miami, AZ
Miami is a small town of 1,405 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 71 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,405people
$78kTypical home
$954/moRent
99° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,405
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,577 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 71 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$492/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 38 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 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to AZA airport
- 65 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,425 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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.