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Yuma is a mid-size city of 100,139 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's part of the Yuma, AZ area. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
100,139people
$230kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
107° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
17Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 100,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 827 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to San Diego, CA
- In the Yuma, AZ area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,450/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 123 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,132 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to YUM airport
- 146 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 136 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk