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Young is a tiny town of 236 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 76 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
236people
$249kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
9"Snow
314Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 76 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,569/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year 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 65
- 14% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SOW airport
- 78 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,364 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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.