Arivaca JunctionAZ
A town of 642.
Is Arivaca Junction a good place to live?
No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Arivaca Junction. Arivaca Junction has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
642 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Arivaca Junction: who provides what
Arivaca Junction is unincorporated, so Pima County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arivaca Junction.
The FEMA risk score in Arivaca Junction is higher than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
Arivaca Junction’s FEMA risk score is 99 of 100, where Arizona’s towns sit at 69 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Arivaca Junction’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Sahuarita Unified District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sopori Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 105 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Arivaca Junction’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Arivaca Junction for work: only 1% work in town. Arivaca Junction’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 24 minutes in Arizona’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 14% of Arivaca Junction residents live below the poverty line.
| Arivaca Junction | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Arivaca Junction, expect mild winters and hot summers
Arivaca Junction has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Arivaca Junction is 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Arivaca Junction is
Arivaca Junction beats the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Arivaca Junction.
| Arivaca Junction | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Arivaca Junction | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.5% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Arivaca Junction
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Arivaca Junction; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Arivaca Junction residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Arivaca Junction has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,090 counted in 2010 and 970 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Arivaca Junction
CDP in Pima County, Arizona
Arivaca Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,090 at the 2010 census. As of July 1, 2015, it had an estimated population of 1,065. Arivaca Junction has an estimated elevation of 3,140 feet (960 m) above sea level.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,140 ft
- Area code
- 520
Questions about Arivaca Junction
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arivaca Junction, AZ a good place to live?
Arivaca Junction has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.