City in Arizona, United States

Glendale

$400kMedian Home
356Sunny Days/yr
86°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation240kElevation1,152 ft
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Hot season is intense, with mostly dry year-round. The hottest stretch is likely to shape daily routines. Rain is less frequent but tends to come in heavier bursts. Air quality can be a watchout.

Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Bordering the state capital, as a suburb of Phoenix, Glendale is known for State Farm Stadium, which is the home of the Arizona Cardinals football team. The city also contains the Arrowhead Towne Center shopping mall. As of the 2020 census, Glendale had a population of 248,325.Wikipedia

Intense hot seasonNo real winterDry year-round
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Where It Is

Location Context
Glendale, Arizona
Latitude33.54°
Longitude-112.19°
Population240k
Altitude1,152 ft

State Context

ArizonaU.S. state

Arizona is a landlocked state in the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 counties.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 2.50%Avg sales tax: 8.37%Property tax: 0.51%Official school data available

About the Region

Desert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Urban Feel3,689/mi²residents
Median Age34 yrs
College Educated23%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
Poverty Rate17%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$400k
Median home price
Rent burden29% of income
Household Income
$66k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMostly car-oriented
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Mostly car-oriented day to day.

Walk Score
32
School Rating
8.3/10
Internet
Fiber
5%
Cable
98%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
356
sunny days per year
98% of the year
Avg High Temp
86°F
annual average
Comfort Score
49/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
42°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
11"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
54
Moderate AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
11" of rain per year
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
high
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
78 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Current Conditions

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