Flowing WellsAZ
A town in Arizona, home to 16,559 people.
Is Flowing Wells a good place to live?
The weak point is incomes: the median household income is $40K, and nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. Flowing Wells ranks 66th of 139 in Arizona, with a C+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 39% of U.S. towns. It lags on hazard risk as well (D−) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its strongest subject is walkability: it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Flowing Wells Park, 20 acres with 1 miles of trail. Flowing Wells’ peak summer temperature is 102°F, where Arizona’s towns sit at 100°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Flowing Wells stand out
Where Flowing Wells beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Flowing Wells grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Flowing Wells is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 2%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
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Saguaro National Park and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flowing Wells. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National ParkSaguaro National Park848K visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaArizona Stadium
14 mi MuseumPima Air & Space Museum
17 mi MountainMount Lemmon
10 mi Zoo & aquariumArizona-Sonora Desert Museum
27 mi MuseumTitan Missile MuseumPhoto credits
Saguaro National Park: Luke Jones from Yucca Valley, CC BY 2.0 · Arizona Stadium: Wcarlisle4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pima Air & Space Museum: The original uploader was MCB at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploade, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mount Lemmon: Debby Kriegel, Public domain · Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Titan Missile Museum: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Flowing Wells: who provides what
Flowing Wells is unincorporated, so Pima 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 Flowing Wells.
Flowing Wells has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
The FEMA risk score in Flowing Wells is higher than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Flowing Wells since 1979. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 15%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Flowing Wells beat 61% of Arizona districts
One of its 6 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Flowing Wells Unified District. The 6 public schools in Flowing Wells teach 2,198 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowing Wells Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 758 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Flowing Wells is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
Against the 2,321 U.S. towns with household incomes like Flowing Wells’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
16% of Flowing Wells adults smoke cigarettes. Only 6 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Flowing Wells. Two figures for adults here: 18% report frequent physical distress, 24% worry about having enough food.
| Flowing Wells | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 21% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Flowing Wells | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12% | 7.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 6.2% of Flowing Wells
Across 2 parks and preserves: 2.5 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Flowing Wells comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Flowing Wells | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 15% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flowing Wells Park | 1 mi | 20 |
| 2. Children's Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The climate in Flowing Wells brings mild winters and hot summers
The Tucson U Of A #1 weather station records that about 167 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 101.8°, hotter than in 100% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.4°.
It almost never snows. The January low here is 38°F.
| Flowing Wells | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 102°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 38°F | 36°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household income in Flowing Wells is lower than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
7.2% of workers do their job from home in Flowing Wells. Since 2013, Flowing Wells has added 842 jobs, to 4,768 in 2023. The top destinations are Tucson (47%), Phoenix (9%) and Casas Adobes (7%). For Flowing Wells, the average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Flowing Wells | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Flowing Wells sell for about $277K
At 0.6 years of the Tucson metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $677, against $1,879 across Arizona, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A home in Flowing Wells typically sold within 65 days of listing. For Flowing Wells, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,034 a month. The share of households in Flowing Wells who are owner-occupiers: 69%.
| Flowing Wells | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,034 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Flowing Wells
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Flowing Wells
About 4 of every 100 Flowing Wells residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Flowing Wells
CDP in Pima County, Arizona
Flowing Wells is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is a suburb of Tucson. The population was 16,419 at the 2010 census. The Flowing Wells community was given an All-America City Award by the National Civic League in 2007.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,270 ft
- Area code
- 520
Flowing Wells’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Flowing Wells.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowing Wells | #66 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Tucson | #108 | C− | C | D | B | B− |
| Casas Adobes | #28 | B | D | — | B+ | A |
Flowing Wells and Casas Adobes report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Flowing Wells with a neighbor →
Questions about Flowing Wells
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Flowing Wells, AZ a good place to live?
Flowing Wells grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #66 of 139 in Arizona. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Flowing Wells, AZ expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $41,000, 90% 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 B+.