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A town of 1,094, settled in 1886.
Strawberry’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 78% of the land in Strawberry is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Facilities and Strawberry School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Strawberry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Strawberry is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Strawberry is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Strawberry.
In Strawberry, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. 3.1 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The town has one park or preserve, 19 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coconino National Forest | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Strawberry’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 94 of 100. Expected losses in Strawberry break down as 54% from wildfires and 43% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 2% of working residents stay in Strawberry for work; the rest commute out. In Strawberry, 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Strawberry has added 22 jobs, to 48 in 2023. The town’s typical household income stands at $60,000.
| Strawberry | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 73 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 28°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Strawberry who have high blood pressure: 43%. Against the Arizona average, Strawberry comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. Just over four in five adults had a checkup this year in the town, against 75% in Arizona’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns.
| Strawberry | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Strawberry | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 12% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 141 Arizona towns, just 5 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Strawberry.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Strawberry; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Strawberry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Where Strawberry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Strawberry is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 961 at the 2010 census.
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Yes. The typical home is worth about $370,000, 11% 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 D.