Willcox ranks #7 in Arizona for short commutes
Willcox is ranked on 39 lists against the 140 Arizona towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
More year-round than 99% of Arizona
Not better or worse, just Willcox’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Willcox does best on
Each list ranks every AZ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Willcox marked.
4 spots from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Willcox sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Willcox lands in the top half on 7 of 25 lists
Each dot is Willcox’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AZ, the right end is last. Areas where Willcox does best come first.
Every AZ list, and where Willcox lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Bagdad · 8.5 min
#7 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Avenue B and C · 0.2 yrs
#20
Cheapest rent#1 Eagar · $494/mo
#43
Lowest property tax#1 Avenue B and C · $274/yr
#43
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Kingman-Butler · 35.7%
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Cottonwood · 16.0 per resident
#17
Most library borrowing#1 Sedona · 20.8 per resident
#30
Best libraries for kids#1 Cave Creek · 41.8 per child
#26 Safety
Safest#1 Clarkdale · 6.9
#29 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Star Valley · 93.3%
#96
Most trails#1 Pima · 5.8 mi / sq mi
#126
Most walkable#1 Litchfield Park · 177 / sq mi
#62 Health
Healthiest#1 Kachina Village · 98 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Kachina Village · 21%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Catalina Foothills · 6%
#112
Most active#1 Kachina Village · 12%
#122
Fewest uninsured#1 Paradise Valley · 4%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Sun City West · 14%
#82
Closest to a top hospital#1 Chandler · 1.7 mi
#110 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Heber-Overgaard · 55.6%
#137
Most new homes#1 Queen Creek · 28.4 per 1,000
#62
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Avra Valley · +96.2%
#101
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Clifton · 22.2 per home
The number on the right is Willcox’s spot. All of Arizona’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 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.