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%

Donovan Estates$850/mo

Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.35% · Housing →

Jerome$2,110/mo

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

The difference: $1,270 a month, about $15,200 a year, between Jerome and Donovan Estates.

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

Donovan EstatesJerome

Snow a year0″6″

January low45°F 35°F

July high109°F 91°F

Growing season (days)362d 242d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 81st

Outdoors & history

Donovan EstatesJerome

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—0.6%

Settled—1899

National Register places—1

Community

Donovan EstatesJerome

Library hours a week—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

204 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Donovan EstatesAZ JeromeAZ

Donovan Estates ↔ Jerome204 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

Donovan EstatesJerome

People

Population 507Highest 231Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.1% AZ: +11.9% —

Median age 58.3±18.6Highest 49% above AZ 56.2±9.3Lowest 44% above AZ

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

Kids under 18 17%±13.7Highest AZ: 21.6% 10.8%±15.5Lowest AZ: 21.6%

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

Age 65+ 38.3%±8.3Highest AZ: 18.9% 35.5%±14.7Lowest AZ: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest AZ: 33.3% 30.7%Highest AZ: 33.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.9Lowest AZ: 6.2% 7.8%±6.9Highest AZ: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $38,542±$8kLowest 52% below AZ $40,096±$12kHighest 50% below AZ

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,900±$133kLowest 61% below AZ $386,800±$129kHighest about the AZ average

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

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $534Lowest 72% below AZ $1,011Highest 46% below AZ

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±29.5Highest AZ: 51.4% 63.9%±45.4Lowest AZ: 51.4%

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

Below poverty line 8.3%Lowest AZ: 12.5% 16.9%Highest AZ: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.7%Highest AZ: 67.4% 53.4%Lowest AZ: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 15 yrs older than AZ 1938Lowest 54 yrs older than AZ

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 37% below AZ 13 minLowest 47% below AZ

Work from home 0%±8 AZ: 18.4% 0%±11 AZ: 18.4%

Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 2.60Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Yuma (55%)Cottonwood (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JeromeFew work in Donovan Estates

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 174Highest 69.0Lowest

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.

Donovan Estates vs Jerome

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,270 more a month in Jerome

What daily life feels like in each

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