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Picacho is a tiny town of 297 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 53 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
297people
$349kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
106° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 297
- Part of a metro area
- About 49 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 53 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,201/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 115 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 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to AZA airport
- 52 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,614 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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.