Hot desert
Youngtown, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 7k · 1,125 ft elevation
Living in Youngtown
Youngtown has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 105°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% 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.
Youngtown at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,919 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $283k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,130/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.34%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,706 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| May | 93°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jun | 102°F | 72°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 105°F | 80°F | 0.8″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Aug | 104°F | 79°F | 1.0″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 98°F | 73°F | 0.7″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 60°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 40°F | 0.9″ | — | 246 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