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Compare city quality of life facts and figures for the top ranked Warm & Dry retirement cities.
Compare home prices, cost of living, air quality, medical care, water quality, demographics and more. Use the drop down box to make another city climate comparison.
| Climate Comparison - Warm & Dry | ||||||
| blank | Provo | St George | Las Cruces | Henderson | Sedona | 99-City Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Type | ||||||
| City Type | Lakes & Rivers, College Town, Mountains | Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, College Town, National Parks | Lakes & Rivers, Mountains, College Town | Mountains, Casinos | Mountains, National Parks | na |
| Population (2016 est.) | ||||||
| Population (Current) | 116,868 | 82,318 | 101,759 | 292,969 | 10,397 | 78,040 |
| Population (1990) | 86,835 | 28,502 | 62,126 | 64,942 | 7,720 | 49,272 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 42 | 70 | 76 | 108 | 19 | 36 |
| Persons Per Square Mile | 2,783 | 1,176 | 1,339 | 2,713 | 547 | 2,151 |
| Home Prices | ||||||
| 2018 | $269,392 | $313,377 | $191,023 | $358,327 | $499,716 | $419,000 |
| Total Appreciation ('01 to '18) | 87.2% | 139.0% | 74.7% | 81.8% | 137.8% | 76.0% |
| Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18) | -4.6% | 12.9% | -4.8% | 11.8% | 7.0% | 6.0% |
| Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18) | 4.0% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 3.8% |
| Big City Prices ('18) | $322,000 | $295,000 | $158,000 | $295,000 | $273,000 | $340,000 |
| Bargain Index | 68% | 86% | 98% | 98% | 148% | 101% |
| Big City | Salt Lake City | Las Vegas | El Paso | Las Vegas | Phoenix-Mesa | na |
| Monthly Rent | $1,216 | $1,238 | $1,095 | $1,415 | $1,359 | $1,495 |
| Price/Rent Index | 14.9 | 17.0 | 11.7 | 17.0 | 24.7 | 19.0 |
| Cost of Living (2018) | ||||||
| Cost of Living | 86% | 91% | 75% | 101% | 112% | 109% |
| Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017) | ||||||
| Good Days | 59% | 81% | 44% | 37% | 80% | 72% |
| Moderate Days | 37% | 18% | 49% | 56% | 19% | 25% |
| Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | 4% | 0% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
| Unhealthy Days | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Very Unhealthy Days | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Water Quality (2002-2014) | ||||||
| Good | 75% | 54% | 20% | 49% | 37% | 36% |
| Threatened | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Impaired | 26% | 46% | 80% | 51% | 63% | 62% |
| Walkability | ||||||
| Walk Score® | 47 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 50 | 45 |
| Nearest Large City | ||||||
| Distance to Nearest City | 44 miles | 120 miles | 47 miles | 0 miles | 111 miles | 72 miles |
| City | Salt Lake City | Las Vegas | El Paso | Henderson | Glendale | na |
| Recreation | ||||||
| National Parks | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| National Campgrounds | 85 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 26 |
| State Parks | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Medical Care (2016) | ||||||
| Accredited Hospitals | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Building Permits (single family homes) | ||||||
| 2016 | 186 | 796 | 418 | 2,223 | 70 | 346 |
| 2015 | 104 | 736 | 372 | 1,696 | 56 | 324 |
| Gain ('15 to '16) | 79% | 8% | 12% | 31% | 25% | 6% |
| blank | Provo | St George | Las Cruces | Henderson | Sedona | 99-City Avg |
| blank | Provo | St George | Las Cruces | Henderson | Sedona | 99-City Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Distribution (2010) | ||||||
| Median Age (yrs) | 23 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 56 | 37 |
| White | 84.8% | 87.2% | 75.3% | 76.9% | 90.1% | 80.7% |
| Black or African American | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 7.2% |
| Native American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other Race | 6.6% | 6.1% | 15.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.4% |
| Multiple Races | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15.2% | 12.8% | 56.8% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 11.6% |
| Income and Housing (2010) | ||||||
| Family Income | $42,840 | $53,861 | $48,095 | $78,435 | $71,768 | $69,596 |
| Occupied Housing | 95% | 80% | 93% | 89% | 78% | 83% |
| Vacant Housing | 5% | 20% | 7% | 11% | 22% | 17% |
| Home Ownership | 42% | 65% | 56% | 66% | 69% | 55% |
| Persons Per Family | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.90 |
| Taxes (2018) | ||||||
| Local and State | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Local, State and Federal | 101 days | 101 days | 100 days | 106 days | 99 days | 113 days |
| Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000) | ||||||
| Climate Type | Warm & Dry | Warm & Dry | Warm & Dry | Warm & Dry | Warm & Dry | na |
| January Low Temp | 23 F | 29 F | 21 F | 38 F | 31 F | 27 F |
| July High Temp | 93 F | 103 F | 95 F | 99 F | 97 F | 86 F |
| Annual Precipitation | 20 in | 9 in | 12 in | 6 in | 19 in | 35 in |
| Elevation | 4,570 ft | 2,770 ft | 4,266 ft | 2,450 ft | 4,220 ft | 1,652 ft |
| Natural Hazard Risk | ||||||
| Total Hazard Risk | Moderate | Higher | Lower | Lower | Higher | Moderate |
| Earthquake | 25% | 10% | 4.5% | 20% | 5% | 10.9% |
| Tsunami | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk |
| Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Flood | High | Low | Moderate | Very High | Very High | Very High |
| Tornado | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Low | Low |
| Volcano | No Risk | Low Volcanic | No Risk | No Risk | Low Volcanic | No Risk |
| Wildfire | High | High | High | Low | High | Low |
| Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear) | ||||||
| Nearby Reactors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017) | ||||||
| Violent Crimes | 14 | 20 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 40 |
| Property Crimes | 263 | 238 | 492 | 229 | 218 | 397 |
| Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000) | ||||||
| Heating Degree Days | 5,264 | 3,098 | 3,818 | 2,557 | 3,243 | 4,662 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 1,028 | 2,471 | 1,364 | 2,921 | 1,714 | 1,253 |
| blank | Provo | St George | Las Cruces | Henderson | Sedona | 99-City Avg |
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