Living in Winkelman, AZ
Winkelman is a tiny town of 191 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 58 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 64°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $729 a month.
191people
$65kTypical home
$729/moRent
101° / 64°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 191
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 248 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 58 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$410/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 23% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to AZA airport
- 61 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,083 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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