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Round ValleyAZ

Home to 631 people, this town lies in Arizona.

Is Round Valley a good place to live?

Round Valley’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 86% of the land in Round Valley is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Round Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

631 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Round Valley.

Outdoors

nearly a third of the land in Round Valley is protected from building

86.1%conserved

2.1 miles of trail. Round Valley’s concentration of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.

86.1%
conserved · 2,628 of 3,051 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Top of a very high hazard risk in Round Valley: inland flooding

84risk score of 100

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Round Valley, 58% come from inland flooding and 34% from wildfires.

FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Round Valley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

0%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 56 miles. The top destinations are Payson (31%), Phoenix (20%) and Tempe (9%).

Where working residents work

In Round Valley0%
Payson31%
Phoenix20%
Tempe9%
Scottsdale6%
56 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Round Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Round Valley brings four seasons and hot summers

19″snow a winter

In Round Valley, the midsummer high is 93°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–56°
Spring42–71°
Summer61–91°
Fall47–75°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Round Valley is

The share of adults in Round Valley who have been diagnosed with depression: 22%. Of 32 CDC measures, Round Valley beats the Arizona average on 7 and trails it on 11. In Round Valley, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 30% have obesity.

Round ValleyArizona townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)30%32%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%36%35%
32 measures vs. Arizona
7 better14 too close to call11 worse
What stands outRound ValleyAZ
Fewer uninsured adults8%13.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.7%12%
More adults with COPD10.3%6.6%
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center
50.5 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 Round Valley

15pages on Round Valley
Getting set up

Moving to Round Valley: who provides what

Round Valley is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers70% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Round Valley for work

Where Round Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Payson Payson 31% 20% → Phoenix Phoenix 20% 9% → Tempe Tempe 9% 6% → Scottsdale Scottsdale 6% 4% → Mesa Mesa 4% 3% → Chandler Chandler 3% Round Valley · 0% stay
18jobs based in Round Valley
0%of working residents work in town
56 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Round Valley; the nearest are

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