Flowing SpringsAZ
38 people call this town in Arizona home.
Is Flowing Springs a good place to live?
Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Flowing Springs. Flowing Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Flowing Springs.
The FEMA risk score in Flowing Springs is higher than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
55% of Flowing Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 43%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Flowing Springs: four seasons and hot summers
Flowing Springs’ peak summer temperature stands at 94°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Flowing Springs is
In Flowing Springs, 13% of adults binge drink. The town does better than the Arizona average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress here, below both Arizona’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%).
| Flowing Springs | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Flowing Springs | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Flowing Springs
Moving to Flowing Springs: who provides what
Flowing Springs 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 Flowing Springs; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Flowing Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Flowing Springs
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Flowing Springs is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Flowing Springs is located approximately eight miles north of the town of Payson. The population was 34 at the 2020 census, down from 42 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,606 ft
- Area code
- 928
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