A city of 188,065, settled in 1879. Home to 53 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Tempe does most differently from other towns.
1908 · Campus, Normal School12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 53 places on the National Register.
1940
Palm-lined sidewalk at Tempe, Arizona. Irrigation combined with tropical heat produces a luxuriant growth in this secti…
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Tempe. Another town gets a different order.
41 miles of trails across 67 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Papago Park - Tempe | 10.4 mi | 266 |
| 2. Kiwanis Park | 1.2 mi | 127 |
| 3. Neil G. Giuliano Park | 1.1 mi | 25 |
Tempe beats the Arizona average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Tempe | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 6.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.3% | 15.3% |
About one in 4 of Tempe’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (34%), Scottsdale (9%) and Chandler (9%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
The public schools Tempe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmor Elementary School | K–5 | 575 | B+ |
| Kyrene del Norte School | PK–5 | 514 | A− |
| Flora Thew Elementary School | PK–5 | 501 | C− |
| Arredondo Elementary School | PK–5 | 470 | C+ |
| Wood School | PK–5 | 470 | C |
| Fuller Elementary School | K–5 | 468 | A− |
Tempe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 33%.
The typical Tempe home is worth about $461,000, down 0.6% in a year, 10% above the Arizona typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
Tempe has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 106°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
5 colleges in town.
53 places in Tempe on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in the United States
Tempe ( tem-PEE; O'odham: Oidbaḍ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587. The city is home to the main campus of Arizona State University, one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.
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5 towns share a border with Tempe.
