Town in Pinal County, Arizona

San Tan Valley

$392kMedian Home
355Sunny Days/yr
85°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation81kCenter elevation1,516 ft
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Hot season is intense, with mostly dry year-round. The hottest stretch is likely to shape daily routines. The air stays fairly dry through the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

About San Tan Valley

San Tan Valley is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 99,894 at the 2020 census. Proposition 495, a measure to incorporate San Tan Valley as a municipality, passed in 2025. It is one of the most recently incorporated cities in the country.Wikipedia

Intense hot seasonNo real winterDry year-round
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Location Context
San Tan Valley, Arizona
Latitude33.19°
Longitude-111.53°
Population81k
Center elevation1,516 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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People

City Profile

Median Age35 yrs
College Educated22%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home13%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$392k
Median home price
Rent burden27% of income
Household Income
$88k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Walkability
1
School Rating
7.7/10
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
355
sunny days per year
97% of the year
Avg High Temp
85°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Dry air
29% warm season / 48% cool season
Comfort Score
59/100
Good
Temp Swing
41°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
12"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
0"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
57
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 29% · Winter 48% · May-Jan 16-54%
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