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Morenci is a small town of 1,673 people in Greenlee County, Arizona. It's about 109 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $708 a month.
1,673people
$159kTypical home
$708/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,673
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,805 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 109 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (172 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 48 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 31
- 27% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to SVC airport
- 114 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,223 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenlee County: R+41 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.