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Globe vs Page

249 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Page) and street grid (2.9× in Globe).

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Globe, AZKnown for its schoolsArizona · 7,195 people
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Page, AZA regional job hubArizona · 7,345 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $740 more a month in Page

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.

Globe$1,350/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →
Page$2,090/mo
Typical home $377K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $653/mo · Housing →

The difference: $740 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Page and Globe.

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.

Report cards

Page places higher on 17 of 24 AZ lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Arizona ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
GlobePage
Snow a year0″1″
January low36°F29°F
July high100°F99°F
Growing season (days)279d244d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd16th
Outdoors & history
GlobePage
Conserved land51.8%57%
Settled18751957
National Register places12—
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—4
Community
GlobePage
Library hours a week46 hrs47 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

249 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Globe ↔ Page249 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.

GlobePage
People
Population 7,195Lowest 7,345Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8%Lowest AZ: +11.9% +2.7%Highest AZ: +11.9%
Median age 44.1±4.3Highest 13% above AZ 38.4±5.5Lowest about the AZ average
Globe and Page are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.2%±3.4Lowest AZ: 21.6% 28.9%±6.6Highest AZ: 21.6%
Age 65+ 20.3%±3.4Highest AZ: 18.9% 14%±5.2Lowest AZ: 18.9%
Globe and Page are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.2%Lowest AZ: 33.3% 28.2%Highest AZ: 33.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.8Highest AZ: 6.2% 3.2%±2.5Lowest AZ: 6.2%
Globe and Page are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,170±$4kLowest 13% below AZ $88,826±$25kHighest 11% above AZ
Page and Globe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,700±$40kLowest 48% below AZ $304,300±$148kHighest 23% below AZ
Page and Globe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $858±$198Highest 44% below AZ $653±$417Lowest 58% below AZ
Globe and Page are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,003Lowest 47% below AZ $1,140Highest 39% below AZ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39%±14.8Highest AZ: 51.4% 31.9%±20.3Lowest AZ: 51.4%
Globe and Page are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest AZ: 12.5% 10.6%Lowest AZ: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Highest AZ: 67.4% 70%Lowest AZ: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 25 yrs older than AZ 1986Highest 6 yrs older than AZ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 9% below AZ 10 minLowest 59% below AZ
Work from home 6.8%±3.1Lowest AZ: 18.4% 12.7%±7.2Highest AZ: 18.4%
Page and Globe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 30.4%Lowest 55.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Phoenix (13%)Phoenix (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PageFew work in Globe
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 51.8%Lowest 57%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 24.2 miLowest 117.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.3Highest 8.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #81 of 117 in AZ#104 of 117 in AZ
School district Liberty High School (4216) · Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District (79391)Coconino County Accommodation School District (10386) · Coconino Association for Vocation Industry and Tec (79381)
High school in town Globe High SchoolPage High School
Students per teacherat that high school 23.1Highest 16.9Lowest
Arizona average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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