Hot desert
Anthem, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 23k · 1,857 ft elevation
Living in Anthem
Anthem has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 103°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 73, with about 38 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Anthem is an outdoor hub: about 39% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Anthem at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 1,857 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,594 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $516k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,258/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $118k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 39%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,576 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 43°F | 1.2″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Apr | 81°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 329 hrs |
| May | 90°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jun | 100°F | 71°F | 0.0″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Jul | 103°F | 80°F | 0.8″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 101°F | 79°F | 1.0″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 96°F | 73°F | 0.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 61°F | 0.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 223 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology