Is Avenue B and C a good place to live?
Where it falls short is health: residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Avenue B and C’s overall grade is C, better than just over a quarter of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 91st of 139 in Arizona. It also trails on incomes: the median household income is $44K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs about $15K, less than a year of the Yuma metro’s $63K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too (D): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than just over four fifths of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. The town’s midsummer high is 108°F, above both Arizona’s towns (100°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Only 2 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Avenue B and C.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
How Avenue B and C grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Avenue B and C is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 2%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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99% of working residents leave Avenue B and C for work
Where Avenue B and C’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Avenue B and C.
Avenue B and C has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Yuma and beyond, but it has household incomes well below the Arizona norm.
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A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in Avenue B and C than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country
For adults in Avenue B and C, the share who report frequent mental distress is 19%. Of the 140 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Avenue B and C. 22% of adults in Avenue B and C smoke cigarettes; 46% have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Avenue B and C beats Arizona on 2 and trails on 23.
| Avenue B and C | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Avenue B and C | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 8.8% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 15.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 47.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very high risk in Avenue B and C, with earthquakes at the top
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Avenue B and C since 1979. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Avenue B and C stands out in Arizona and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Avenue B and C has 34 jobs for its 1,595 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Avenue B and C had 34 jobs in 2023, down 53 from 2013. Half commute less than 6 miles. Only 8 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a lower median household income than Avenue B and C. The top destinations are Yuma (55%), Phoenix (6%) and Somerton (3%).
| Avenue B and C | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Avenue B and C’s year
The Yuma Quartermaster Depot weather station records that about 195 days a year reach 90°, more than in 100% of U.S. towns. January nights average 44.9°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 107.6°.
Among 140 Arizona towns, just 6 have a higher midsummer high than Avenue B and C. The town’s January low is 45°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Avenue B and C | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 108°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 45°F | 36°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Avenue B and C
Moving to Avenue B and C: who provides what
Avenue B and C is unincorporated, so Yuma 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Avenue B and C
About 3 of every 100 Avenue B and C residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Avenue B and C
CDP in Yuma County, Arizona
Avenue B and C or B&C Colonia is a census-designated place (CDP) and colonia in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 4,176 at the 2010 census. Areas that are part of Avenue B and C were first subdivided in the 1920s and 1930s. The colonia received a sewer system in 2011. It is the fifth most populous community in Yuma County and second most populous CDP (behind Fortuna Foothills).
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Area code
- 928
Avenue B and C’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Avenue B and C.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue B and C | #91 | C | A | — | B− | D− |
| Yuma | #111 | C− | C+ | C | C+ | C+ |
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Questions about Avenue B and C
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Avenue B and C, AZ a good place to live?
Avenue B and C grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #91 of 139 in Arizona. It grades D− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Avenue B and C, AZ expensive?
Not for the area. That is 0.2 years of the area's median household income ($62,876 across the Yuma, AZ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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