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%

Jerome$2,110/mo

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

Arivaca$470/mo

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

JeromeArivaca

Snow a year6″0″

January low35°F —

July high91°F —

Growing season (days)242d —

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

Outdoors & history

JeromeArivaca

Trails1 mi 20 mi

Conserved land0.6%48.8%

Settled1899 —

National Register places1 1

Community

JeromeArivaca

Library hours a week45 hrs 38 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.

JeromeAZ ArivacaAZ

Jerome ↔ Arivaca224 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

JeromeArivaca

People

Population 231Lowest 268Highest

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

Median age 56.2±9.3Lowest 44% above AZ 67.1±25.6Highest 72% 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 10.8%±15.5Highest AZ: 21.6% 10.4%±18.6Lowest 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+ 35.5%±14.7Lowest AZ: 18.9% 50.7%±37.4Highest 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+ 30.7%Lowest AZ: 33.3% 34.6%Highest AZ: 33.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.8%±6.9Highest AZ: 6.2% 0%±7.4Lowest 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 $40,096±$12kHighest 50% below AZ $30,542±$14kLowest 62% 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 $386,800±$129kHighest about the AZ average $71,600±$27kLowest 82% below AZ

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.9%±45.4Lowest AZ: 51.4% 100%±58.2Highest 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 16.9%Lowest AZ: 12.5% 49.3%Highest AZ: 12.5%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 min 47% below AZ —

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 4.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 52.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArivacaFew work in Jerome

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 48.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 20.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

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

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.

Jerome vs Arivaca

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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