Hot desert
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 24k · 1,621 ft elevation
Living in Fountain Hills
Fountain Hills has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 103°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% 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.
Fountain Hills is an outdoor hub: about 41% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Fountain Hills at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 1,621 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 60°F91th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,835 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $575k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,781/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 41%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,215 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 91°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 73°F | 0.1″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 103°F | 80°F | 0.8″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 102°F | 80°F | 1.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 97°F | 74°F | 0.8″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 63°F | 0.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 44°F | 1.1″ | — | 237 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