Area data
Salome, AZ — ZIP 85348
Population: 2,112 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 85348 (Salome, AZ) is $204,869 — up 3.4% over the past year. 2 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with drought, heatwave, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 0.6% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$204,869
Median home value
+3.4%
1-year change
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $204,869
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +7.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +17.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +54.3%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $210,174
- House Price Index (state)
- 567.6 (+0.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 18
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $18.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
- School districts serving the area
- Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514), Bicentennial Union High School District (4515)
- Schools include
- Salome Elementary School, Salome High School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, heatWave, inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · strongWind: Relatively Low · wildfire: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 44% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 32.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 75.0°F
- Average high
- 86.0°F
- Average low
- 64.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 6.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 45
- Days with Good air quality
- 257
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 104
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 126
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 18
- Nearest airport
- Salome Emergency Airfield (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +119 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Housing built before 1970
- 12.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 38.8%
- Median annual property tax
- $572
- Households with broadband internet
- 38.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,259
- Average weekly wage
- $909
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Administrative Services, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 82
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 85348 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $204,869 | $392,647 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $572 | $1,519 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 85348?
- $204,869.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 85348?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, heatWave, inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 85348?
- Risk to homes is higher than 44% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 85348?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 85348?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 85348?
- 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 85348?
- Good. Median AQI: 45. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 85348?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.6 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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