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Picture Rocks is a big small town of 9,448 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 26 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 103°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $960 a month.
9,448people
$230kTypical home
$960/moRent
103° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,448
- Part of a metro area
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 26 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,452/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 103°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 71 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TUS airport
- 24 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,087 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pima County: D+15 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk