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Rio Verde is a small town of 2,261 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 26 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 103°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $774k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,261people
$774kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
103° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,261
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 26 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $774k (≈$4,881/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 103°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 83 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 6% of households have kids
- 72% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PHX airport
- 28 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,608 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 969 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 370 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.