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Yuma Proving Ground is a tiny town of 468 people in Yuma County, Arizona. It's about 25 miles from Yuma, AZ and 144 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $861 a month.
468people
$218kTypical home
$861/moRent
107° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
17Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 468
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 25 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,373/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°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
- 121 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to YUM airport
- 137 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 62 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
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.