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32.76° N · 109.72° W · GEOID 0408920

Cactus Flats

Graham County, Arizona · part of the Safford, AZ metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Cactus Flats is home to 1,508 people. Median household income is $58,021 a year and median rent is $239 a month, 4.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $313,700, about 5.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$239
82% below the median place
Median household income
$58,021
28% below the median place
Median home value
$313,700
2% below the median place
Unemployment
7.7%
57% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Cactus Flats

  • Median rent is $239 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 86 Arizona places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 89 Arizona places.
  • 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • Between the 2022 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.7% a year while rent rose 1.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 83% of places its size.
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Moving to Cactus Flats

Graham County gains about 6.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,405
Moved out1,244
Net+161

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Greenlee County, AZ155138+17
Pima County, AZ109121−12

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Graham County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Graham County report $58,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$9,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $239 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,098 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $313,700.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Raceland, LA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$54,055
23% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
9.1%
59% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.4%
74% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCactus FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure9.1%59% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%74% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure6.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$58,45217% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,05523% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $239, 82% below the median place.

Cactus Flats4.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$9,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
4.9%
76% below the median place
Home price to income
5.4x
42% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
5%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,100
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
68% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,098
41% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$921
72% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCactus FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$23982% below
Rent to income14.9%76% below
Property tax rate10.3%68% below
Home price to income15.4x42% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,15928% below
HUD area median income3County figure$84,10022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$92172% below
Median home value1$313,7002% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure8.4%162% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.6%20% above
Homeownership191.5%38% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure30.0%41% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,09841% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.7%38% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$27,255
32% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCactus FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,02128% below
Income per person1$27,25532% below
Unemployment1County figure7.7%57% above
Average annual pay5County figure$58,33112% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.0%46% below
Jobs5County figure11,08493% below
Poverty rate1County figure17.3%60% above
Mean commute119 min24% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
78.1%
15% below the median place
High school or higher1
86.0%
7% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureCactus FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5086646th largest
Median age143.211% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure14.6%55% below
High school or higher186.0%7% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure9.6%50% above
Homes with broadband178.1%15% below
05

Life in Cactus Flats

34 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.5 −25%
Shops22.4 −26%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
22.4
26% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.5
35% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
15.5
25% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCactus FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure31244% above
Public school students10County figure6,92741% above
Students per teacher10County figure17.413% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure15.525% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.426% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure34162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 2.7, 97% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cactus Flats. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
2.7
97% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
15.0 in
66% below the median place
July average high11
93°F
7% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureCactus FlatsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure93°F7% above
January average low11County figure32°F27% above
Average temperature11County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation11County figure15.0 in66% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure64.630% below
Hurricane risk12County figure13.781% below
Tornado risk12County figure2.797% below
Wildfire risk12County figure94.354% above
Heat wave risk12County figure95.05% above
08

Cactus Flats in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 5% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 5% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$239/mo (2024)$300/mo$250 to $370/mo+3.9%
Median household income$58,021 (2024)$75,000$63,500 to $89,000+4.4%
Median home value$313,700 (2024)$473,000$343,000 to $651,000+7.1%

The median home would be worth 6.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Cactus Flats

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Raceland, LA$629$60,286Compare
Erwin, TN$614$47,487Compare
Leitchfield, KY$621$44,347Compare
Oneonta, AL$638$53,980Compare
Oneonta, ALLeitchfield, KYErwin, TNRaceland, LACactus Flats, AZCactus FlatsRacelandErwinLeitchfieldOneontaCactus FlatsRacelandErwinLeitchfieldOneonta

Common questions

Is Cactus Flats a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $239 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 86 Arizona places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cactus Flats expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 4.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $313,700.

What salary do you need to live in Cactus Flats?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $9,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cactus Flats?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Raceland, LA, Erwin, TN, Leitchfield, KY and Oneonta, AL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cactus Flats with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cactus Flats itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cactus-flats-arizona

Citytistics. “Cactus Flats, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cactus-flats-arizona/

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