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Wellton is a small town of 2,527 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's about 20 miles from Yuma, AZ and 139 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,527people
$137kTypical home
$1,255/moRent
108° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
18Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,527
- Part of a metro area
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 20 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$862/mo)
- Median rent $1,255/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 118 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (774 per 100k)
People
- Median age 66
- 17% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to YUM airport
- 139 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 74 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
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.