Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,254, founded in 1882.
Three Points earns a D, ranked 130th of 139 in Arizona, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $57K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: homes are within reach, about $281K for a typical one, or 4 years of the Tucson metro’s $70K median household income. Three Points’ average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 24 minutes in Arizona’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Only 20 of Arizona’s 207 towns score lower on hazard risk.
Where Three Points beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Three Points’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Three Points is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 5,273 in 2000, 5,184 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Three Points is unincorporated, so Pima 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 Three Points.
Three Points trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Arizona and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its 17,846 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 92% of Arizona towns.
39 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Three Points Veterans Memorial Park, at 20 acres. Three Points’ trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Three Points Veterans Memorial Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Altar Valley Elementary District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robles Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 320 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,990 U.S. towns with household incomes like Three Points’s, it is less healthy than 65%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Three Points. Only 8 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Three Points. 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Three Points.
| Three Points | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 21% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Three Points | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 76.6% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Three Points has 302 jobs for its 1,622 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.6 minutes, against 25.4 across Arizona.
Most working residents leave Three Points for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Three Points grew to 302 in 2023, 56 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Tucson (41%), Phoenix (10%) and Tempe (3%).
| Three Points | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $281K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 25 miles. The median property tax bill is $925, against $1,879 across Arizona, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
89% of Three Points households own their home. The typical Three Points home is worth about $281,000, up 1.6% in a year, 33% below the Arizona typical home. The median rent in Three Points is $993 a month.
| Three Points | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $993 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Green Valley weather station, 20 miles away, records that about 151 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 99.4°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.8°.
Three Points has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Three Points | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 99°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 36°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Three Points. Close and well known come first.
14 mi National ParkSaguaro National Park848K visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaArizona Stadium
25 mi MuseumPima Air & Space Museum
39 mi MountainMount Lemmon
20 mi MuseumTitan Missile Museum
15 mi Zoo & aquariumArizona-Sonora Desert MuseumSaguaro National Park: Luke Jones from Yucca Valley, CC BY 2.0 · Arizona Stadium: Wcarlisle4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pima Air & Space Museum: The original uploader was MCB at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploade, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mount Lemmon: Debby Kriegel, Public domain · Titan Missile Museum: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0 · Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Three Points; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Three Points residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
CDP in Arizona, United States
Three Points is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,581 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Three Points grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #130 of 139 in Arizona. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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