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Mead RanchAZ

With 218 residents, it is a town in Arizona.

Is Mead Ranch a good place to live?

Mead Ranch’s age of the median resident is 60.2 years, above both the Arizona town median (41.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Mead Ranch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

218 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Mead Ranch.

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than Arizona overall

60.2median age · AZ 39

27% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 33% across Arizona.

Mead RanchArizonaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%
High school54%
Some college20%
Associate’s0%
Bachelor’s5%
Graduate22%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 32% and 71% women

The Census survey reached too few of Mead Ranch’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.3 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Mead Ranch
Mead RanchAZU.S.
Under 108.7%11.3%11.6%
10 to 176.4%10.3%10.3%
18 to 240%9.4%9.1%
25 to 340%13.8%13.7%
35 to 4421.6%12.7%13.2%
45 to 540%11.6%12.2%
55 to 6449.1%12%12.7%
65 to 7414.2%10.8%10.2%
75 and older0%8.1%7%
No diploma0%10.6%10.4%
High school54.1%23.5%26%
Some college19.5%23.3%19.1%
Associate’s0%9.3%8.8%
Bachelor’s4.9%20.3%21.6%
Graduate21.6%13%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

In Mead Ranch, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town

100risk score of 100

Of the losses FEMA expects in Mead Ranch, 55% come from wildfires and 43% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
100Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mead Ranch has four seasons and pleasant summers

9″snow a winter

Mead Ranch’s midsummer high is 87°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–51°
Spring36–66°
Summer56–85°
Fall40–69°
Oct 20
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Mead Ranch is

For adults in Mead Ranch, the share who had a checkup this year is 80%. The town does better than the Arizona average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. In Mead Ranch, nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 13% binge drink.

Mead RanchArizona townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%36%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%14%16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%16%17%
32 measures vs. Arizona
8 better13 too close to call11 worse
What stands outMead RanchAZ
Fewer uninsured adults8.8%13.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.5%12%
More adults with COPD10.5%6.6%
Little Colorado Medical Center
54 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mead Ranch

11pages on Mead Ranch
Getting set up

Moving to Mead Ranch: who provides what

Mead Ranch is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPayson Water - Meads RanchNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesGila CountyGila County provides services here
SchoolsPayson 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 code8554185541 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mead Ranch; the nearest are

Questions about Mead Ranch

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