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Superior is a small town of 2,535 people in Pinal County, Arizona. It's about 59 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $881 a month.
2,535people
$140kTypical home
$881/moRent
100° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,535
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 59 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 36 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,520 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AZA airport
- 52 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,608 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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