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Queen Creek is a mid-size city of 71,867 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 36 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $635k and rent runs about $2k a month.
71,867people
$635kTypical home
$2,210/moRent
104° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 71,867
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,707 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 36 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $635k (≈$4,007/mo)
- Median rent $2,210/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 97 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (785 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to AZA airport
- 26 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,427 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,052 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 523 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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