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Youngtown is a big small town of 7,015 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 12 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,015people
$320kTypical home
$1,157/moRent
105° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,015
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,718 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 12 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,018/mo)
- Median rent $1,157/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°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
- 115 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PHX airport
- 20 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 240 bars within 25 mi
- 710 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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