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Dripping SpringsAZ

The town, home to 186 people, lies in Arizona.

Is Dripping Springs a good place to live?

Dripping Springs’ average commute is 54 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 6 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Dripping Springs. 19% of the land in Dripping Springs is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Dripping Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

186 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Dripping Springs.

Work & commute

Most of Dripping Springs’ workers leave town for work

0%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 63 miles. In Dripping Springs, the typical household income is $51,000. The top destinations are Phoenix (29%), Scottsdale (8%) and Hayden (6%). Dripping Springs: 7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Dripping SpringsArizona townsU.S. towns
Median household income$51,000$69,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Dripping Springs0%
Phoenix29%
Scottsdale8%
Hayden6%
Globe6%
63 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Dripping Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

18.7% of Dripping Springs is conserved land

18.7%conserved

The concentration of trails for Dripping Springs comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. 1.0 miles of trail.

18.7%
conserved · 802 of 4,292 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

In Dripping Springs, expect mild winters and hot summers

101°summer high

Dripping Springs’ July high is 101°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–64°
Spring49–82°
Summer70–101°
Fall54–84°
Dec 1
typical first frost
Feb 24
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
101°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Dripping Springs stands out in Arizona and nationally, with more of its adults who have diabetes

Just over a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in Dripping Springs. Only 6 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Dripping Springs. This Arizona town does better than the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 21.

Dripping SpringsArizona townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)33%21%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)21%15%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%13%14%
32 measures vs. Arizona
1 better10 too close to call21 worse
What stands outDripping SpringsAZ
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%73.9%
More adults with COPD14.2%6.6%
San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation
29.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Dripping Springs faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

53risk score of 100

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Dripping Springs than in 53% of U.S. communities. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 11%.

FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing

A home in Dripping Springs sells for about $15K at the median

$15Kmedian sale price

The share of households in Dripping Springs who live in a home they own: 75%.

0
homes sold in July

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dripping Springs

14pages on Dripping Springs
Getting set up

Moving to Dripping Springs: who provides what

Dripping Springs is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerUSBIA-San Carlos Project16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesGila CountyGila County provides services here
SchoolsHayden-Winkelman Unified DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGila County RecorderGila County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8519285192 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Dripping Springs for work

Where Dripping Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → Phoenix Phoenix 29% 8% → Scottsdale Scottsdale 8% 6% → Hayden Hayden 6% 6% → Globe Globe 6% 6% → Chandler Chandler 6% 4% → Gilbert Gilbert 4% Dripping Springs · 0% stay
0jobs based in Dripping Springs
0%of working residents work in town
63 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Dripping Springs; the nearest are

About Dripping Springs

CDP in Gila County, Arizona

Dripping Springs is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Dripping Springs is located approximately 14 miles north of the town of Hayden on Arizona State Route 77. The population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 235.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
6.7 sq mi
Elevation
2,241 ft
Area code
928

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