Hot desert
Parker, Arizona
La Paz County, Arizona · Population 3.4k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Parker
Parker has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 107°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Parker is an outdoor hub: about 70% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Parker at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 88°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,945 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $253k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $992/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.40%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,760 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 45%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 70%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Feb | 72°F | 44°F | 0.7″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 351 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 73°F | 0.0″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 107°F | 80°F | 0.2″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 107°F | 80°F | 0.4″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 102°F | 73°F | 0.4″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 60°F | 0.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 48°F | 0.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | — | 244 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