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Today 9,543 people live in this town, first settled in 1959.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Its weakest subject is incomes (C−): the median household income is $66K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Arizona City ranks 76th of 139 in Arizona State, with a C overall. Nationally, it does better than just over a third of U.S. towns. It lags on hazard risk as well (C−) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $244K, 2.8 years of the Phoenix metro’s $88K median household income. No town in Arizona State scores lower than Arizona City on the outdoors. The town’s typical July afternoon high is 105°F, where Arizona State’s towns sit at 100°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
Where Arizona City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona State), ordered by how far Arizona City is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,940 in 1990, 9,868 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 3 maps from 1965 on.
Arizona City is unincorporated, so Pinal 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Arizona City.
Arizona City trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Phoenix and beyond.
Arizona City has 291 jobs for its 3,273 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Arizona City’s average trip to work comes in at 31 minutes. The top destinations are Phoenix (22%), Casa Grande (14%) and Eloy (6%).
| Arizona City | Arizona State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Toltec School District. Enrollment at Arizona City’s public school: 790 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 790 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
FEMA puts 76% of Arizona City’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Arizona City, nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. The town beats the Arizona State average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. Among adults here, 39% sleep under 7 hours and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Arizona City | Arizona State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Arizona City | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65% | 60.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.9% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Casa Grande weather station, 10 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 305 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Casa Grande weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 184 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 105°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 46 miles. At 2.8 years of the Phoenix metro’s $88K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 88% of Arizona State towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
For Arizona City, the rent at the middle of the market is $990 a month. In Arizona City, the typical sale closed at 98.9% of the list price. On the market here: a median 72 days to sell.
| Arizona City | Arizona State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $990 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Arizona City
About 4 of every 100 Arizona City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona State.
CDP in Pinal County, Arizona
Arizona City is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It is located near the junction of Interstate 8 and Interstate 10 at the midpoint between Phoenix and Tucson, approximately 60 miles (97 km) from the downtown of both cities. The population was 9,868 as of the 2020 United States census, a decrease from 10,475 people from the 2010 United States census. Arizona City is a rural, primarily residential community that features a 48-acre (19 ha) man-made lake. These attributes make the community a popular snowbird destination, with the population increasing by as much as 5,000 people in the winter months.
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One town shares a border with Arizona City.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona City | #76 | C | A | — | C | C |
| Eloy | #121 | D | A− | C | C | D |
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Arizona City grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #76 of 139 in Arizona State. It grades C for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $244,000, 41% below the Arizona State typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.