Deer CreekAZ
A town in Arizona, home to 242 people.
Is Deer Creek a good place to live?
Deer Creek’s midpoint age is 73 years, above both Arizona’s towns (41.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Deer Creek. Deer Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
242 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Deer Creek.
In Deer Creek, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
FEMA puts 61% of Deer Creek’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 36% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most of its workers, the job is outside Deer Creek
The top destinations are Phoenix (22%), Payson (15%) and Mesa (10%). The median commute is under 57 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Deer Creek, expect four seasons and hot summers
Deer Creek’s midsummer high stands at 101°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Deer Creek is
Among adults in Deer Creek, 18% report frequent physical distress. The town beats the Arizona average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. Two figures for adults here: 16% have diabetes, 43% have high blood pressure.
| Deer Creek | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Deer Creek | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Deer Creek
Moving to Deer Creek: who provides what
Deer Creek 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.
100% of working residents leave Deer Creek for work
Where Deer Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Deer Creek; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Deer Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Deer Creek
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Deer Creek is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Deer Creek is located almost directly between the community of Tonto Basin and the town of Payson near Arizona State Route 87. The population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 216.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,025 ft
- Area code
- 928
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