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Wickenburg is a big small town of 8,059 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 48 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $470k and rent runs about $991 a month.
8,059people
$470kTypical home
$991/moRent
104° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,059
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 299 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 48 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $470k (≈$2,966/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 94 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 9% of households have kids
- 49% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PRC airport
- 58 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,221 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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