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Tacna is a tiny town of 353 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's about 35 miles from Yuma, AZ and 124 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $770 a month.
353people
$157kTypical home
$770/moRent
109° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
17Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 184 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 35 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 126 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to YUM airport
- 124 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 89 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.