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Rancho Mesa Verde is a tiny town of 759 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's about 9 miles from Yuma, AZ and 145 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $993 a month.
759people
$186kTypical home
$993/moRent
107° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 759
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,777 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to San Diego, CA
- 9 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,174/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 121 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 55% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to YUM airport
- 137 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 174 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.