Living in San Manuel, AZ
San Manuel is a small town of 3,491 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 34 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $708 a month.
3,491people
$120kTypical home
$708/moRent
97° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,491
- Part of a metro area
- About 168 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 34 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$755/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TUS airport
- 38 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,468 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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