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Sacaton is a small town of 3,429 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 39 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,429people
$349kTypical home
$1,537/moRent
106° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,429
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 39 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,201/mo)
- Median rent $1,537/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 106 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 51% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AZA airport
- 28 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 853 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 441 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pinal County: R+22 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low 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.