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San Carlos is a small town of 4,973 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 85 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $540 a month.
4,973people
$67kTypical home
$540/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,973
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 580 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 85 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$424/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 49 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 29
- 52% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to AZA airport
- 88 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,917 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.