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StanfieldAZ

With 646 residents, this town was settled in 1948.

Is Stanfield a good place to live?

Stanfield’s peak summer temperature is 106°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Stanfield’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both the Arizona town median (1.1) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Stanfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Stanfield stand out

Where Stanfield beats most towns.

Small town

646 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
AZMap-doton-Stanfield
AZMap-doton-Stanfield, 2004
Stanfield’s story

78 years in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1922 on.

  • 1948Stanfield is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Stanfield: who provides what

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

PowerElectrical Dist No3 Pinal County14.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterArizona Water Co - Pinal ValleyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPinal CountyPinal County provides services here
SchoolsCasa Grande Union High School DistrictStanfield Elementary District2 districts serve Stanfield; 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 code8517285172 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 Stanfield.

Work & commute

With 2.4 jobs for every working resident, Stanfield draws in 446 commuters

Among residents in Stanfield, 21% live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Stanfield for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs in Stanfield grew by 318 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 461. For Stanfield, the average trip to work is 20 minutes.

8%work in town
StanfieldArizona townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line21%12%9.6%
Average trip to work20 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Stanfield8%
Phoenix20%
Casa Grande7%
Chandler7%
Tucson5%
36 mi
median commute distance
461
jobs based in Stanfield
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Stanfield’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The Stanfield Elementary District runs its public schools. 365 students attend the town’s public school.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Stanfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8365C−

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Stanfield faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

For Stanfield, the FEMA hazard score is 72 of 100. FEMA puts 74% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to drought.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Stanfield: mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 106°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.

106°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–69°
Spring54–87°
Summer75–105°
Fall58–89°
Dec 6
typical first frost
Feb 5
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
106°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Stanfield sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town

Among 141 Arizona towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Stanfield. Stanfield: 35% of adults get no exercise outside work. Against the Arizona average, Stanfield comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 21. Two figures for adults locally: 33% worry about having enough food, 31% say their health is fair or poor.

StanfieldArizona townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)45%35%36%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)33%15%14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)27%12%8.1%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)31%21%19%
32 measures vs. Arizona
2 better9 too close to call21 worse
What stands outStanfieldAZ
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.7%8.8%
Fewer adults with arthritis21.4%25.2%
More adults facing food insecurity32.9%15.8%
Exceptional Community Hospital - Maricopa
12.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

1.6%conserved
1.6%
conserved · 40 of 2,518 acres
5.7 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi

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

Housing

The median home in Stanfield sells for about $205K

69% of households are owner-occupiers in Stanfield.

$205Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in August

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stanfield

17pages on Stanfield
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Stanfield; the nearest are

A job hub

Every workday, about 446 people come to Stanfield for work

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

20% → Phoenix Phoenix 20% 7% → Casa Grande Casa Grande 7% 7% → Chandler Chandler 7% 5% → Tucson Tucson 5% 5% → Tempe Tempe 5% 4% → Scottsdale Scottsdale 4% Stanfield · 8% stay
461jobs based in Stanfield
8%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Stanfield

CDP in Pinal County, Arizona

Stanfield (English: ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 651 at the 2000 census. Shamrock Farms operates a farm in Stanfield.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.9 sq mi
Elevation
1,302 ft
ZIP code
85172
Area code
520

Questions about Stanfield

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stanfield, AZ a good place to live?

Stanfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.