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Tolleson is a big small town of 7,668 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 13 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,668people
$306kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
106° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
23Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,668
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,338 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 13 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,932/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 23 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 115 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,241 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PHX airport
- 14 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,095 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 866 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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