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Peridot is a tiny town of 999 people in Graham County, Arizona. It's about 83 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $935 a month.
999people
$212kTypical home
$935/moRent
99° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 999
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 183 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 83 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,337/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 53 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 53% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to AZA airport
- 87 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,651 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Graham County: R+48 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.