A Lonely Tree Clinging to the Banks of the Queen Creek Wash, 2010
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Queen ValleyAZ
A town of 1,118.
Queen Creek Bridge · Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,118
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$223K
Census ACS
Median age
62.9
years
Jobs based here
43
A commuter town
Is Queen Valley a good place to live?
Queen Valley’s best subject grade is an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Queen Valley’s July high is 104°F, where Arizona’s towns sit at 100°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 2 of Arizona’s 204 towns score lower on walkability. 83% of the land in Queen Valley is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 2 of Arizona’s 207 towns do better. Queen Valley has 1 place on the National Register. Queen Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,118 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Queen Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Queen Valley is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.8 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $223K, 2.5 years of the Phoenix metro’s $88K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBehind 62% of Arizona districts on tests and graduationC+Open →HealthBanner Ironwood Medical Center 15.7 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Queen Valley: who provides what
Queen Valley is unincorporated, so Pinal County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSalt River Project14.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterQueen Valley Dwid water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPinal CountyPinal County provides services here
SchoolsSuperior Unified School DistrictApache Junction Unified District2 districts serve Queen Valley; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections herePinal County RecorderPinal County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8511885118 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Queen Valley.
OutdoorsA+
Nearly a third of Queen Valley is conserved land
11 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Queen Valley is 1.1 miles per square mile.
82.6%conserved
82.6%
conserved · 5,125 of 6,208 acres
11 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
A smaller share of working residents in Queen Valley work locally than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
0.8% of working residents work locally in Queen Valley. The top destinations are Phoenix (23%), Mesa (16%) and Tempe (8%). Queen Valley’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
1%work in town
| Queen Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Queen Valley1%
Phoenix23%
Mesa16%
Tempe8%
Chandler6%
38 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Queen Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Queen Valley faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfireHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Queen Valley, expect mild winters and hot summers
Queen Valley has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain.
104°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter41–66°
Spring53–84°
Summer74–103°
Fall58–87°
Dec 10
typical first frost
Feb 11
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
104°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
On CDC estimates, Queen Valley is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Queen Valley beats the Arizona average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 48% of Queen Valley adults have high blood pressure. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Queen Valley.
49%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Queen Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
14 better8 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Queen Valley | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 12% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.6% | 8.8% |
Banner Ironwood Medical Center
15.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade C
A home in Queen Valley sells for about $410K at the median
$410Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Queen Valley
17pages on Queen Valley
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Queen Valley; the nearest are
Justice UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chandler27.9 mi$7,500 tuitionChandler-Gilbert Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Chandler28.4 mi$2,358 in-state tuitionArizona State University Campus ImmersionUniversity or college · Public · Tempe37.5 mi$12,223 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Queen Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Queen Valley for work
Where Queen Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
43jobs based in Queen Valley
1%of working residents work in town
38 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Queen Valley
CPD in Pinal County, Arizona
Queen Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in north central Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 820 at the 2000 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 9.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,037 ft
- Area code
- 520
Questions about Queen Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Queen Valley, AZ expensive?
The typical home is worth about $223,000, 46% 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 C.