Circle CityAZ
1,089 residents make their home in this town in Arizona.
Is Circle City a good place to live?
Circle City’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Circle City’s average trip to work is 47 minutes, against 24 minutes in Arizona’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 8 of Arizona’s 204 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $42K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. Circle City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,089 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Circle City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Circle City is from typical.
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Moving to Circle City: who provides what
Circle City is unincorporated, so Maricopa 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 Circle City.
Circle City stands out in Arizona and nationally, with the median household income lower than most
Half the trips to work are shorter than 33 miles. The top destinations are Phoenix (38%), Scottsdale (9%) and Wickenburg (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Circle City is heat waves, at a high overall level
41% of Circle City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from heat waves, followed by inland flooding at 39%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Circle City has mild winters and hot summers
For Circle City, the peak summer temperature is 104°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Circle City are healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Circle City who have been diagnosed with depression: 20%. This Arizona town does better than the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11.
| Circle City | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Circle City | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Circle City sells for about $275K at the median
83% of households own their home in Circle City.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Circle City is conserved land
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.2 miles. In Circle City, the trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: one, of 5 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Duncan Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Circle City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Circle City; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Circle City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
100% of working residents leave Circle City for work
Where Circle City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Circle City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Circle City, AZ expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $215,000, 48% 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+.