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Surprise is a mid-size city of 154,948 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 22 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $2k a month.
154,948people
$435kTypical home
$2,033/moRent
105° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 154,948
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,402 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 22 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,744/mo)
- Median rent $2,033/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 104 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (778 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PHX airport
- 30 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,355 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 818 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 353 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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