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Page vs Globe

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

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Page, AZA regional job hubArizona · 7,345 people
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Globe, AZKnown for its schoolsArizona · 7,195 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.

Page$2,090/mo
Typical home $377K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $653/mo · Housing →
Globe$1,350/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $858/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
PageGlobe
Snow a year1″0″
January low29°F36°F
July high99°F100°F
Growing season (days)244d279d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)16th92nd
Outdoors & history
PageGlobe
Conserved land57%51.8%
Settled19571875
National Register places—12
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here4—
Community
PageGlobe
Library hours a week47 hrs46 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

Page ↔ Globe249 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.

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

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Page neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

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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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