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City Type
City Type Mountains, National Parks Mountains, City Living Mountains, City Living Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, College Town, National Parks na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current) 10,397 14,355 247,477 42,513 78,040
Population (1990) 7,720 11,671 90,533 26,455 49,272
Land Area (sq mi) 19 15 64 41 36
Persons Per Square Mile 547 930 3,867 1,037 2,151
Home Prices
2018 $499,716 $1,444,405 $336,408 $365,151 $419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18) 137.8% 71.0% 85.3% 158.7% 76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18) 7.0% 6.7% 5.4% 6.1% 6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18) 5.6% 3.4% 4.0% 6.2% 3.8%
Big City Prices ('18) $273,000 $273,000 $273,000 $273,000 $340,000
Bargain Index 148% 428% 100% 108% 101%
Big City Phoenix-Mesa Phoenix-Mesa Phoenix-Mesa Phoenix-Mesa na
Monthly Rent $1,359 $1,474 $1,474 $1,271 $1,495
Price/Rent Index 24.7 65.8 15.3 19.3 19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living 112% 210% 98% 96% 109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days 248 39 39 190 72%
Moderate Days 60 228 228 42 25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days 2 68 68 2 3%
Unhealthy Days 0 18 18 0 0%
Very Unhealthy Days 0 12 12 0 0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good 37% 65% 17% 68% 36%
Threatened 0% 0% 0% 0% 2%
Impaired 63% 35% 83% 32% 62%
Walkability
Walk Score® 50 16 35 25 45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City 111 miles 4 miles 0 miles 96 miles 72 miles
City Glendale Scottsdale Chandler Glendale na
Recreation
National Parks 8 7 7 6 7
National Campgrounds 34 17 9 35 26
State Parks 6 1 4 4 11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals 0 26 8 3 4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016 70 79 1,202 339 346
2015 56 65 1,150 278 324
Gain ('15 to '16) 25% 22% 5% 22% 6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs) 56 51 34 54 37
White 90.1% 92.6% 73.3% 92.1% 80.7%
Black or African American 0.5% 0.7% 4.8% 0.7% 7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6% 0.2% 1.5% 1.1% 0.8%
Asian 1.9% 4.0% 8.2% 1.2% 3.6%
Native Hawaiian 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Other Race 5.2% 0.7% 8.3% 2.4% 4.4%
Multiple Races 1.7% 1.8% 3.7% 2.3% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3% 3.7% 21.9% 8.6% 11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income $71,768 $143,929 $80,004 $60,414 $69,596
Occupied Housing 78% 86% 92% 84% 83%
Vacant Housing 22% 14% 8% 16% 17%
Home Ownership 69% 94% 66% 66% 55%
Persons Per Family 2.50 2.90 3.20 2.60 2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 6.8%
Local, State and Federal 99 days 99 days 99 days 99 days 113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type Warm & Dry Warm & Dry Warm & Dry Temperate & Dry Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp 31 F 39 F 42 F 23 F 27 F
July High Temp 97 F 104 F 106 F 88 F 86 F
Annual Precipitation 19 in 8 in 9 in 19 in 35 in
Elevation 4,220 ft 1,257 ft 1,235 ft 5,205 ft 1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk Higher Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
Earthquake 5% No Risk 2% 5% 10.9%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk No Risk No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 0 0 0 10
Flood Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
Tornado Low Low Low Low Low
Volcano Low Volcanic No Risk No Risk No Risk No Risk
Wildfire High High High High Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors 0 3 3 3 2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes 20 8 28 36 40
Property Crimes 218 242 324 351 397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days 3,243 1,535 1,271 4,849 4,662
Cooling Degree Days 1,714 3,488 3,798 742 1,253
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