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 →

Donovan Estates$850/mo

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

JeromeDonovan Estates

Snow a year6″0″

January low35°F 45°F

July high91°F 109°F

Growing season (days)242d 362d

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

Outdoors & history

JeromeDonovan Estates

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0.6%—

Settled1899 —

National Register places1 —

Community

JeromeDonovan Estates

Library hours a week45 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.

JeromeAZ Donovan EstatesAZ

Jerome ↔ Donovan Estates204 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

JeromeDonovan Estates

People

Population 231Lowest 507Highest

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

Median age 56.2±9.3Lowest 44% above AZ 58.3±18.6Highest 49% 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 10.8%±15.5Lowest AZ: 21.6% 17%±13.7Highest 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+ 35.5%±14.7Lowest AZ: 18.9% 38.3%±8.3Highest 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+ 30.7%Highest AZ: 33.3% 6.4%Lowest AZ: 33.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.8%±6.9Highest AZ: 6.2% 0%±3.9Lowest 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 $40,096±$12kHighest 50% below AZ $38,542±$8kLowest 52% 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 $386,800±$129kHighest about the AZ average $152,900±$133kLowest 61% below AZ

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.9%±45.4Lowest AZ: 51.4% 100%±29.5Highest 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 16.9%Highest AZ: 12.5% 8.3%Lowest AZ: 12.5%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 5.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Donovan EstatesFew work in Jerome

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

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

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 Donovan Estates

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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