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Payson is a small city of 16,622 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 62 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 64 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,622people
$382kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
18"Snow
313Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,622
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 859 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 62 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,364 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to FLG airport
- 68 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,010 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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