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25,570people live here $79,644median household incomeNear US average $1,302median rent per monthNear US average $346,300median home valueNear US average

What it's like to live in Florence

Florence is a small city in Arizona with crime rates well below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Florence deals with commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

Low crime rates

The not so good

Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
Shrinking population
High student-teacher ratio
Extreme summer heat

How Florence compares

Median household income

Florence$79,644

Arizona avg$79,964

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Florence$1,302

Arizona avg$1,543

US$1,413

Median home value

Florence$346,300

Arizona avg$394,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Florence

Based on Florence's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,604

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,080 a year
26% of Florence renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$69,260

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $34,630
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,302/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,302 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $346,300. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $346,300 · 26% of renters cost-burdened

Job marketNear US average

4.0% unemployment

Unemployment here is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety▼ 60% below US

132 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 247/100k · Florence Police Department · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 19% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.9 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 29% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

58%

Work from home

29%

Carpool

9.4%

Walk

2.5%

Other

1.8%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 104°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 42°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 52% below US

17% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (8 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Florence's strongest point is crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,302/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime and remote workers (29% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for people who struggle with heat.

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