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Sells is a small town of 1,935 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 61 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 67°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $383 a month.
1,935people
$320kTypical home
$383/moRent
97° / 67°Summer / winter
6"Snow
326Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,935
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 210 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 61 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,016/mo)
- Median rent $383/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to TUS airport
- 56 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,398 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pima County: D+15 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.