Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Florence is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 33rd of 139 in Arizona, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $80K, and 7% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $328K, 3.7 years of the Phoenix metro’s $88K median household income. Florence’s July high is 105°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Pinal County Courthouse and Harvey-Niemeyer House. On hazard risk, just 12 of Arizona’s 207 towns do better.
Where Florence beats most towns.
Pinal County Courthouse
Census counts: 902 in 1880, a low of 807 in 1910, 26,785 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
23 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Florence is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Florence, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Florence.
Florence carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Arizona (mostly inland flooding), fares better on crime within Arizona than nationally and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
99 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Florence’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Poston Butte Preserve, 475 acres with 3.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Poston Butte Preserve | 3.2 mi | 475 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Florence Unified School District. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6, with 1,079 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence K-8Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 805 | C+ |
| American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6Largest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,079 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
At 8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 94% of Arizona’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 32 reported in 2025, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
No town among the 56 in Arizona we compare has a lower property crime rate than Florence. The violent crime rate in Florence is 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Florence | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 11.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here fell from 4,478 in 2013 to 3,548. 28.5% of workers work from home, against 18.4% across Arizona.
Most working residents leave Florence for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Florence has lost 930 jobs, to 3,548 in 2023. 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Florence.
| Florence | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $328K, is 16% below its August 2022 peak.
87% of Florence households own their home. The typical Florence home is worth about $328,000, down 2.2% in a year, 21% below the Arizona typical home.
| Florence | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,302 a month | $1,190 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 105°, hotter than in 100% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.6°.
Florence has mild winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 87% of Arizona towns, with expected losses of about $313 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Florence since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 2 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Florence. Florence beats the Arizona average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Florence | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 75% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Florence | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.3% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Florence; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Florence residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Where Florence’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
23 places in Florence on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Florence.
Town in Pinal County, Arizona
Florence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Florence, which is the county seat of Pinal County, is one of the oldest towns in that county and includes a National Historic District with over 25 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The population of Florence was 26,785 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Florence.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | #33 | B | B− | A− | B− | B− |
| San Tan Valley | #63 | C+ | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Coolidge | #115 | C− | B+ | C+ | C+ | D |
| Blackwater | — | — | A | — | C | D− |
Blackwater has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. San Tan Valley and Blackwater report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Florence with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Florence grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #33 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
9 notable people were born here, including Jo-Carroll Dennison and Gus Arriola.
