Living in Round Valley, AZ
Round Valley is a tiny town of 631 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 62 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $488k and rent runs about $1k a month.
631people
$488kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
18"Snow
313Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 631
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 62 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $488k (≈$3,079/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to AZA airport
- 66 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,885 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gila County: R+38 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.