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Living in Oracle, AZ

Oracle is a small town of 3,146 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 32 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.

3,146people
$240kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
10"Snow
315Sunny days
67Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,146
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 198 people per sq mi
  • 32 mi to Tucson, AZ
  • 32 mi to Tucson, AZ
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
  • Median rent $1,188/mo
  • Median household income $64k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°F
  • Winter highs around 58°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
  • 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
  • 50 cloudy days a year
  • 17 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 67 days a year with rain or snow
  • 10" of snow a year
  • 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 8 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 62
  • 15% of households have kids
  • 42% are 65 or older
  • 23% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 39 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 35 mi to TUS airport
  • 35 mi to TUS (major hub)
  • 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 78% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 86% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 4,498 ft
  • 167 mi to the ocean
  • 164 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 11 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 24 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • Farmers market in town

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 45% of Arizona districts (reading)
  • 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 15 mi to the nearest vet
  • 10 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 23 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Pinal County: R+22 in 2024
  • Arizona: R+6 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • Very low flood risk
  • Moderate drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High 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.

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