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Scottsdale is a mid-size city of 243,821 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 15 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $790k and rent runs about $2k a month.
243,821people
$790kTypical home
$2,013/moRent
101° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 243,821
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,325 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 15 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $790k (≈$4,980/mo)
- Median rent $2,013/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 59 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PHX airport
- 19 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,369 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 135 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,060 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 836 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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