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A town in Arizona.

Is Santa Cruz a good place to live?

Santa Cruz’s peak summer temperature is 106°F, above both the Arizona town median (100°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Santa Cruz’s density of trails is 2.7 miles per square mile, above both Arizona’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Santa Cruz yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

State Farm Stadium and 52 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Santa Cruz. Close and well known come first.

All 56 attractions →

Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Stadium

16 mi Stadium & arenaMortgage Matchup Center

16 mi Stadium & arenaChase Field

22 mi Stadium & arenaDesert Diamond Arena

19 mi Stadium & arenaMountain America Stadium

19 mi Stadium & arenaMullett Arena

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

State Farm Stadium: Taken by en:Flickr user MCSixth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mortgage Matchup Center: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chase Field: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, Public domain · Desert Diamond Arena: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Mountain America Stadium: Clintus McGintus, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mullett Arena: Kyvuh, CC0

Getting set up

Moving to Santa Cruz: who provides what

Santa Cruz is unincorporated, so Pinal County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSalt River Project14.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesPinal CountyPinal County provides services here

SchoolsCasa Grande Union High School District Sacaton Elementary District2 districts serve Santa Cruz; 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.gov

Who runs elections herePinal County RecorderPinal County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP code8533985339 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 Santa Cruz.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very high risk in Santa Cruz, mostly inland flooding

Expected losses in Santa Cruz break down as 55% from inland flooding and 19% from heat waves. Its risk rating from FEMA is 87 of 100.

87risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHeat wavesDrought

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Santa Cruz

Its January low is 40°F.

106°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–68°

Spring55–86°

Summer76–105°

Fall59–88°

+2.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

106°

typical summer high

Full pageSanta Cruz’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

A year of weatherJuly highs 106°, January lows 40°Rain & snow7″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+2.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Santa Cruz is

Among adults in Santa Cruz, 71% had a checkup this year and 18% have been diagnosed with depression. The town does better than the Arizona average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. For adults here, the share who have high blood pressure is 28%.

	Santa Cruz	Arizona towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	28%	36%	35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	71%	75%	79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	16%	12%	8.1%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	18%	20%	23%