Apache Junction
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Outdoors in Apache Junction
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1940
Zoo designed to attract tourists at Apache Junction, Arizona. Arizona is developing fast as a tourist state, 1940
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About Apache Junction
City in Arizona, United StatesApache Junction (Western Apache: Hagosgeed) is a city in Pinal and Maricopa counties, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,499, most of whom lived in Pinal County. It is named for the junction of the Apache Trail and the Old West Highway. The area where Apache Junction is located used to be known as Youngberg. Superstition Mountain, the westernmost peak of the Superstition Mountains, is to the east.
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Housing in Apache Junction
The typical Apache Junction home is worth about $370,000, down 2% in a year, 11% below the Arizona typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Apache Junction
Safety Grade C
Apache Junction reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Work & commute in Apache Junction
Full picture →Most working residents leave Apache Junction for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (24%), Mesa (19%) and Tempe (9%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Health in Apache Junction
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 35% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 54% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Arizona
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Apache Junction
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Apache Junction
Full climate →Apache Junction has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 105°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Apache Junction
All Apache Junction schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Apache Junction’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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