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Wheatfields is a tiny town of 329 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 74 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
329people
$269kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
310Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 329
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 74 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (187 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 35 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 13% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to AZA airport
- 69 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,580 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gila County: R+38 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.