A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Arivaca$470/mo

Typical home $72K (Census) · tax rate 1.51% · Housing →

Jerome$2,110/mo

Typical home $387K (Census) · tax rate 0.26% · or rent about $957/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,650 a month, about $19,800 a year, between Jerome and Arivaca.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

ArivacaJerome

Snow a year0″6″

January low—35°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—242d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th 81st

Outdoors & history

ArivacaJerome

Trails20 mi 1 mi

Conserved land48.8%0.6%

Settled—1899

National Register places1 1

Community

ArivacaJerome

Library hours a week38 hrs 45 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

224 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArivacaAZ JeromeAZ

Arivaca ↔ Jerome224 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Arizona average

ArivacaJerome

People

Population 268Highest 231Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.4% AZ: +11.9% —

Median age 67.1±25.6Highest 72% above AZ 56.2±9.3Lowest 44% above AZ

Arivaca and Jerome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 10.4%±18.6Lowest AZ: 21.6% 10.8%±15.5Highest AZ: 21.6%

Jerome and Arivaca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 50.7%±37.4Highest AZ: 18.9% 35.5%±14.7Lowest AZ: 18.9%

Arivaca and Jerome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.6%Highest AZ: 33.3% 30.7%Lowest AZ: 33.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.4Lowest AZ: 6.2% 7.8%±6.9Highest AZ: 6.2%

Jerome and Arivaca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $30,542±$14kLowest 62% below AZ $40,096±$12kHighest 50% below AZ

Jerome and Arivaca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $71,600±$27kLowest 82% below AZ $386,800±$129kHighest about the AZ average

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $957±$649 38% below AZ

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,079Highest 43% below AZ $1,011Lowest 46% below AZ

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±58.2Highest AZ: 51.4% 63.9%±45.4Lowest AZ: 51.4%

Arivaca and Jerome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 49.3%Highest AZ: 12.5% 16.9%Lowest AZ: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.2%Highest AZ: 67.4% 53.4%Lowest AZ: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 7 yrs older than AZ 1938Lowest 54 yrs older than AZ

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 13 min 47% below AZ

Work from home 0%±24.6 AZ: 18.4% 0%±11 AZ: 18.4%

Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 52.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 2.60Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tucson (16%)Cottonwood (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JeromeFew work in Arivaca

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 48.8%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 20.4 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.0Lowest 69.0Highest

Arizona average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Arivaca vs Jerome

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,650 more a month in Jerome

What daily life feels like in each

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