City in Arizona, United States

Peoria

$481kMedian Home
356Sunny Days/yr
86°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation191kCenter elevation1,142 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. The air stays fairly dry through the year.

About Peoria

Peoria is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a portion of it in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Peoria was 190,985, up from 154,065 in 2010. It is the sixth-largest city in Arizona in land area and the ninth-largest in population.Wikipedia

Intense hot seasonNo real winterDry year-round
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Where It Is

Location Context
Peoria, Arizona
Latitude33.58°
Longitude-112.24°
Population191k
Center elevation1,142 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.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age41 yrs
College Educated35%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home17%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$481k
Median home price
Rent burden25% of income
Household Income
$87k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Transit Score
35
School Rating
8.7/10
Internet
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
356
sunny days per year
98% of the year
Avg High Temp
86°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Dry air
27% warm season / 47% cool season
Comfort Score
51/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
43°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
11"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
0"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
54
Moderate · 2024 modeled average
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.

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dry air much of the year
Summer 27% · Winter 47% · May-Jan 16-53%
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