Somerton ranks #4 in Arizona for safety
Somerton is ranked on 32 lists against the 140 Arizona towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Milder winters than 99% of Arizona
Not better or worse, just Somerton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Somerton does best on
Each list ranks every AZ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Somerton marked.
Somerton lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Somerton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AZ, the right end is last. Areas where Somerton does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Somerton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Somerton lands in every AZ ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Clarkdale · 6.9
#4 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Avenue B and C · 0.2 yrs
#44
Cheapest rent#1 Eagar · $494/mo
#29
Lowest property tax#1 Avenue B and C · $274/yr
#55
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Kingman-Butler · 35.7%
Health
Healthiest#1 Kachina Village · 98 / 100
#114
Lowest obesity#1 Kachina Village · 21%
#129
Fewest smokers#1 Catalina Foothills · 6%
#68
Most active#1 Kachina Village · 12%
#122
Fewest uninsured#1 Paradise Valley · 4%
#134
Lowest depression#1 Sun City West · 14%
#16
Closest to a top hospital#1 Chandler · 1.7 mi
#136 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Bagdad · 8.5 min
#53 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Star Valley · 93.3%
#99
Most trails#1 Pima · 5.8 mi / sq mi
#125
Most walkable#1 Litchfield Park · 177 / sq mi
#51 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Heber-Overgaard · 55.6%
#93
Most new homes#1 Queen Creek · 28.4 per 1,000
#61
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Avra Valley · +96.2%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Clifton · 22.2 per home
People
Most educated#1 Paradise Valley · 74.3%
#120
Youngest#1 Colorado City · 19.4
#14
Oldest#1 Sun City West · 74.8
#127
Most residents 65+#1 Sun City West · 85%
#120
Most kids#1 Colorado City · 46.1%
#31 
The number on the right is Somerton’s spot. All of Arizona’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AZ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.