Central Heights-Midland CityAZ
2,909 residents make their home in this town in Arizona.
Is Central Heights-Midland City a good place to live?
Where it falls short is incomes — the median household income is $61K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs about $121K, 1.9 years of the Payson area’s $62K median household income. The overall grade comes out at C−, 112th of 139 in Arizona. Nationally, it does better than 16% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too (D): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 6 of Arizona’s 207 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
How Central Heights-Midland City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Central Heights-Midland City is from typical.
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99% of working residents leave Central Heights-Midland City for work
Where Central Heights-Midland City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Central Heights-Midland City.
Central Heights-Midland City trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Central Heights-Midland City: inland flooding
80% of Central Heights-Midland City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Central Heights-Midland City stands out in Arizona and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Central Heights-Midland City has 88 jobs for its 863 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 15 minutes, against 25.4 across Arizona.
Among 140 Arizona towns, just 4 have a lower average commute than Central Heights-Midland City. Jobs in Central Heights-Midland City grew by 24 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 88. Central Heights-Midland City: nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Globe (26%), Phoenix (13%) and Claypool (11%).
| Central Heights-Midland City | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Central Heights-Midland City: mild winters and hot summers
The Miami weather station records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 98.5°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33.4°.
In Central Heights-Midland City, the typical July afternoon high is 99°F, below Arizona’s towns (100°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F). The town’s January low stands at 33°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Central Heights-Midland City | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 99°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Central Heights-Midland City trails 63% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,285 U.S. towns with household incomes like Central Heights-Midland City’s, it is healthier than 56%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Central Heights-Midland City, 24% say their health is fair or poor, above both the Arizona town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). Against the Arizona average, Central Heights-Midland City comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. The share of adults in Central Heights-Midland City who report frequent physical distress: 17%.
| Central Heights-Midland City | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Central Heights-Midland City | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.7% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Central Heights-Midland City sell for about $92K
Homes are within reach (A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. At 1.9 years of the Payson area’s $62K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
81% of households are owner-occupiers in Central Heights-Midland City.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Central Heights-Midland City
Moving to Central Heights-Midland City: who provides what
Central Heights-Midland City is unincorporated, so Gila 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
None within 15 miles of Central Heights-Midland City; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Central Heights-Midland City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Central Heights-Midland City
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Central Heights-Midland City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The area is home to the Pinal Cemetery which serves the community in gereneral but also contains Croatian and Serbian dedicated sections. The Gila County Health and Human Services offices are located within the region. One of the communities few nurseries is located along Golden Hill Road, a notable road in the Central Heights-Midland City area. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Area code
- 928
Central Heights-Midland City’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Central Heights-Midland City.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Heights-Midland City | #112 | C− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Globe | #107 | C− | B+ | D− | C+ | B− |
| Claypool | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
Claypool has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Central Heights-Midland City and Claypool report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Central Heights-Midland City with a neighbor →
Questions about Central Heights-Midland City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Central Heights-Midland City, AZ a good place to live?
Central Heights-Midland City grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #112 of 139 in Arizona. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Central Heights-Midland City, AZ expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $121,000, 71% below the Arizona 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−.
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