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Peoria is a mid-size city of 196,906 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 19 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 103°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $2k a month.
196,906people
$464kTypical home
$1,843/moRent
103° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 196,906
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,114 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 19 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,923/mo)
- Median rent $1,843/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 103°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 95 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PHX airport
- 30 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,011 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,088 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 435 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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