Name: Central Heights-Midland City, AZ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Central Heights-Midland City

Gila County gains about 9.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,580

Moved out2,194

Net+386

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Maricopa County, AZ1,086830+256

Pinal County, AZ220226−6

Navajo County, AZ61103−42

Pima County, AZ8261+21

Yavapai County, AZ5469−15

Graham County, AZ5550+5

Coconino County, AZ5027+23

Riverside County, CA46

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals

66%34%

Leavers

66%34%

Within ArizonaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K

Leavers$65K

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

Who moves here: 8.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Gila County report $69,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $39,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $994 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,409 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $120,600.
Getting to work: 15 minutes each way on average; 14.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Ravenna, OH matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
9.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
8.7%
51% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Central Heights-Midland City	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	8.7%	51% above
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	9.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$69,345	2% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$64,917	8% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.0x, 48% below the median place.

Central Heights-Midland City19.4%

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

$39,760

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.4%

5% below the median place

Home price to income

2.0x

48% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

20%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$49,100

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Like Central Heights-Midland City, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Perry, IA	16.2% vs 19.4%	n/a	Compare
Sparta, WI	15.9% vs 19.4%	n/a	Compare
Beebe, AR	16.1% vs 19.4%	n/a	Compare

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Median home value1
$120,600
62% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,093
67% below the median place
Homeownership1
81.4%
23% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Central Heights-Midland City	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$994	27% below
Rent to income1	19.4%	5% below
Property tax rate1	0.9%	0% above
Home price to income1	2.0x	48% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,380	15% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$78,900	26% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,093	67% below
Median home value1	$120,600	62% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	-0.8%	below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	51.6%	0% above
Homeownership1	81.4%	23% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	38.6%	24% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,409	25% below
Vacant homes1County figure	27.8%	293% above
Median year built1	1969	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
15 min
40% below the median place
Income per person1
$22,988
43% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate22.5% 2.1×

Median household income$61,400 −24%

Works from home14.9% +20%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Central Heights-Midland City	Vs median
Median household income1	$61,400	24% below
Income per person1	$22,988	43% below
Unemployment1County figure	7.0%	44% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$59,621	10% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	5.2%	41% above
Jobs5County figure	15,339	90% below
Poverty rate1	22.5%	109% above
Mean commute1	15 min	40% below
Works from home1	14.9%	20% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 87.2%, 6% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
87.2%
6% below the median place
Household size1
2.9
14% above the median place
Median age1
37.6
4% below the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Central Heights-Midland City	Vs median
Population1	2,909	6646th largest
Median age1	37.6	4% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	18.7%	42% below
High school or higher1	90.7%	2% below
Household size1	2.9	14% above
Born abroad1County figure	3.6%	60% below
No health insurance1County figure	10.9%	70% above
Homes with broadband1	87.2%	6% below

Life in Central Heights-Midland City

53 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

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 bars21.9 +5%

Shops25.5 −16%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%

Doctors' offices and clinics19.0 −6%

Child care centers1.1 −52%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
1.1
52% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
25.5
16% below the median place
Public schools10
36
300% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Central Heights-Midland City	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	36	300% above
Public school students10County figure	7,534	54% above
Students per teacher10County figure	16.1	5% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	21.9	5% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	25.5	16% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	3.5	15% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	19.0	6% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	1.1	52% below
Parks per 10k8	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k8	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	53	308% above

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 13.4, 84% 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 Central Heights-Midland City. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
13.4
84% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
99.1
62% above the median place
Hurricane risk12
7.7
89% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Central Heights-Midland City	Vs median
July average high11County figure	94°F	8% above
January average low11County figure	31°F	24% above
Average temperature11County figure	60°F	10% above
Annual precipitation11County figure	18.6 in	58% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure	90.2	2% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	7.7	89% below
Tornado risk12County figure	13.4	84% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	99.1	62% above
Heat wave risk12County figure	86.7	4% below
Median air quality index13County figure	47	9% above
Good air days13County figure	62.7%	8% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 9.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 44.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 9.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+5.8 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 95% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Central Heights-Midland City in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$994/mo (2024)	$1,280/mo	$1,050 to $1,550/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$61,400 (2024)	$78,000	$66,000 to $92,500	+4.1%
Median home value	$120,600 (2024)	$165,000	$120,000 to $227,000	+5.3%

The median home would be worth 2.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.0 now.

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

Places like Central Heights-Midland City

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

Place	Rent	Income
Ravenna, OH	$947	$59,971	Compare
DeRidder, LA	$958	$59,801	Compare
Clinton, IL	$934	$62,323	Compare
Flatwoods, KY	$940	$59,972	Compare

Nearby

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Common questions

Is Central Heights-Midland City a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 100 hours a year commuting, less than in 95% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 86 Arizona places. The median home is worth 2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 92 Arizona places. On cost, space and class size it scores 81 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Central Heights-Midland City expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.4% 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 $120,600.

What salary do you need to live in Central Heights-Midland City?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Central Heights-Midland City?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ravenna, OH, DeRidder, LA, Clinton, IL and Flatwoods, KY.

Sources and methods

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

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
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

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