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Globe vs Pinal

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (100× in Globe) and size (15.6× in Globe).

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Globe, AZKnown for its schoolsArizona · 7,195 people
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Pinal, AZA small town of 460Arizona · 460 people
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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.

GlobeKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 49%of AZ districts Outdoors#22 most conserved land in AZ24 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Housing$239K typical home43% below the AZ typical home All about Globe →
PinalA small town of 460
Quiet strengthsPinal doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pinal →
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.

Jobs per worker100×
Globe is more of a job hub
Globe 1.00Pinal 0.01
Size15.6×
Globe is the bigger place
Globe 7,195Pinal 460
Conserved land+45.7 pts
Globe has more conserved land
Globe 51.8%Pinal 6.1%
Street grid2.9×
Pinal has the more walkable street grid
Pinal 70.0Globe 24.3
Homeowners+32.1 pts renters
Pinal has more renters
Globe 73.6%Pinal 41.5%
Work in town+30.4 pts
More of Globe’s workers stay in town
Globe 30.4%Pinal 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Globe

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 →
Pinal$960/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $747/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Globe and Pinal.

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.

Where they are

Globe and Pinal share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GlobePinalGlobePinal
Globe ↔ Pinal1.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
43 Pinal residents work in Globe (25.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pinal →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Safety
D−GlobeSafer than 4% of U.S. towns –PinalNot graded
Schools
B−GlobeBetter than 49% of districts in the state –PinalNot graded
Health
B−GlobeHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns –PinalNot graded
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
GlobePinal
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F36°F
July high100°F100°F
Growing season (days)279d279d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd92nd
Outdoors & history
GlobePinal
Trails24 mi—
Conserved land51.8%—
Settled1875—
National Register places12—
Archive photos—7
Community
GlobePinal
Library hours a week46 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

GlobePinal
People
Population 7,195Highest 460Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8% AZ: +11.9% —
Median age 44.1±4.3Highest 13% above AZ 35.8±27.3Lowest 8% below AZ
Globe and Pinal 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% 23.7%±11.9Highest AZ: 21.6%
Pinal and Globe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±3.4Lowest AZ: 18.9% 22.2%±12.9Highest AZ: 18.9%
Pinal and Globe 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% 27.6%Highest AZ: 33.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.8Lowest AZ: 6.2% 6.7%±9.5Highest AZ: 6.2%
Pinal and Globe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,170±$4kHighest 13% below AZ $44,036±$34kLowest 45% below AZ
Globe and Pinal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,700±$40kHighest 48% below AZ $164,400±$95kLowest 58% below AZ
Globe and Pinal 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 $747±$414Lowest 52% below AZ
Globe and Pinal 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 $1,132Highest 40% below AZ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39%±14.8Lowest AZ: 51.4% 55.3%±43.6Highest AZ: 51.4%
Pinal and Globe 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% 7.4%Lowest AZ: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Highest AZ: 67.4% 41.5%Lowest AZ: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 25 yrs older than AZ 1985Highest 7 yrs older than AZ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 9% below AZ —
Work from home 6.8%±3.1Highest AZ: 18.4% 0%±6.1Lowest AZ: 18.4%
Globe and Pinal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 30.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Phoenix (13%)Globe (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pinal25% work in Globe
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 51.8%Highest 6.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.3Lowest 70.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #81 of 117 in AZ—
School district Liberty High School (4216) · Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District (79391)—
High school in town Globe High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 23.1 —
Arizona average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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