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A town of 7,191, settled in 1875.
Globe gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $236K, 3.8 years of the Payson area’s $62K median household income. It grades C− overall, 107th among Arizona's 139 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. It reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, including 61 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, it has 24 miles of trail and 52% conserved land. Globe’s violent offense rate is 8.5 per 1,000 residents, above both the Arizona town median (2.5) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). On history, just 2 of Arizona’s 207 towns do better. Globe's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Globe beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 704 in 1880, 7,249 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Globe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Globe, 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 Globe.
Globe keeps more of its land conserved than most of Arizona and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Arizona rate.
Its 6,016 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 85% of Arizona towns.
For Globe, the trail network density is 1.3 miles per square mile. 24 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves here: 5, covering 21 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Dominion Mine Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Nofsgar Hill Baseball Complex | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. Globe Communtiy Center | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Globe Unified District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Globe High School, with 532 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Rim Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 694 | C |
| Globe High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 532 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Violent crime runs at 8.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Arizona rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on that grade.
Globe’s rate of thefts and burglaries is 29.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA puts 57% of Globe’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 37% to wildfires. The national flood insurance program has paid 22 claims here since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow values the typical Globe home at about $236,000, about the same as a year ago, 43% below the Arizona typical home. The rent at the middle of the market for Globe comes to $858 a month.
| Globe | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $858 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Miami weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 98.4°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33°.
The midsummer high in Globe is 98°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Globe | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Globe has about as many jobs (3,158) as working residents, but only 960 people both live and work here.
For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away. 30% of Globe working residents work locally. Employers in Globe added 172 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,158. The top destinations are Phoenix (13%), San Carlos (10%) and Claypool (8%).
| Globe | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 30% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
74% of adults had a checkup this year in Globe. In Globe, 34% of adults feel lonely, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Globe | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Globe | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14% | 11.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.8% | 7.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.1% | 3.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Globe; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Globe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
51.8% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
12 places in Globe on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Globe.
City in Arizona, United States
Globe (Western Apache: Bésh Baa Gowąh "Place of Metal") is a city in and the county seat of Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,249. Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp. Mining, tourism, government and retirees are most important in the present-day Globe economy. The Globe Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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4 towns share a border with Globe.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | #107 | C− | B+ | D− | C+ | B− |
| Central Heights-Midland City | #112 | C− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Pinal | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claypool | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Icehouse Canyon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Claypool has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Central Heights-Midland City and Claypool report no FBI crime data of their own. Pinal and Icehouse Canyon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Globe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Globe grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #107 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B− for health, D− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Globe reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade: 61 violent and 208 property crimes in 2025.
11 notable people were born here, including Helen Jacobs and Rose Mofford.
