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32.66° N · 114.40° W · GEOID 0425030

Fortuna Foothills

Yuma County, Arizona · part of the Yuma, AZ metro

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The short answer

Fortuna Foothills is home to 28,896 people. Median household income is $60,474 a year and median rent is $1,141 a month, 22.6% 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 $199,200, about 3.3x annual median household income.

The story in Fortuna Foothills is how fast things are changing. Rent took 26.8% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 22.6% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 2.6 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 1.4 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 97% of places its size.

11OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Fortuna Foothills scores better than 11% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 82nd of 92 in Arizona.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%50
Economy 20%20
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%22
Education 10%13
Commute 10%59
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,141
16% below the median place
Median household income
$60,474
25% below the median place
Median home value
$199,200
38% below the median place
Unemployment
7.3%
49% 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.

01

Moving to Fortuna Foothills

Yuma County gains about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,323
Moved out9,058
Net+265

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$54K

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

Who moves here
9.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Yuma County report $54,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,400.
Income you would need
$45,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,141 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,302 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $199,200.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 6.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mesquite, NV matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
5.2%
165% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
9.0%
56% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$54,573
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFortuna FoothillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.0%56% above
Moved from another state15.2%165% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$54,57323% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$54,44823% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $161 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Fortuna Foothills22.6%
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
$45,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.6%
11% above the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
13% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$47,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fortuna Foothills, $1,141 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fortuna Foothills, but easier on the budget

Places that match Fortuna Foothills on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Mesquite, NV9218.8% vs 22.6%$14,500Compare
Fort Mohave, AZ8818.7% vs 22.6%$5,900Compare
Picture Rocks, AZ6618.7% vs 22.6%$2,700Compare
Wickenburg, AZ6417.6% vs 22.6%$7,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
31.7%
349% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,218
63% below the median place
Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFortuna FoothillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,14116% below
Rent to income122.6%11% above
Property tax rate10.6%33% below
Home price to income13.3x13% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.78% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,24423% below
HUD area median income4County figure$79,30026% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,21863% below
Median home value1$199,20038% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.6%49% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.2%13% above
Homeownership183.6%26% above
Renters paying 30%+153.9%7% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,30230% below
Vacant homes131.7%349% above
Median year built119981% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 6.3%, 49% below the median place.

Works from home1
6.3%
49% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.3%
49% above the median place
Median household income1
$60,474
25% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$34,795 −13%
Mean commute24 min −5%
Poverty rate12.1% +12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFortuna FoothillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,47425% below
Income per person1$34,79513% below
Unemployment17.3%49% above
Average annual pay6County figure$56,79414% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure71,26553% below
Poverty rate112.1%12% above
Mean commute124 min5% below
Works from home16.3%49% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.7%20% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 61.1 years old, older than in 99% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Median age1
61.1
57% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
15% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
16.5%
48% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband88.4% −4%
High school or higher89.0% −4%
No health insurance5.0% −22%
Born abroad12.9% +47%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFortuna FoothillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population128,8961590th largest
Median age161.157% above
Bachelor's or higher116.5%48% below
High school or higher189.0%4% below
Household size12.115% below
Born abroad112.9%47% above
No health insurance15.0%22% below
Homes with broadband188.4%4% below
05

Life in Fortuna Foothills

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 91% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places we track.

56 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.4 −86%
Playgrounds per 10k1.4 −85%
Grocery stores per 10k2.1 −2%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.3 −35%
Libraries per 10k0.7 −21%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 105 miles
  • Joshua Tree Wilderness 110 miles
  • Joshua Tree National Park 111 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.0 −28%
Shops21.7 −28%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.6 −61%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.3 −29%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
105.3
242% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.6
61% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
21.7
28% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFortuna FoothillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure86above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure38,800above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure21.640% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.028% below
Shops per 10k8County figure21.728% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.661% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure14.329% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k91.486% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.485% below
Grocery stores per 10k92.12% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.335% below
Libraries per 10k90.721% below
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10105.3242% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure56331% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 4.6 in, 89% 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 Fortuna Foothills. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
4.6 in
89% below the median place
July average high13
106°F
22% above the median place
Average temperature13
73°F
33% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFortuna FoothillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure106°F22% above
January average low13County figure42°F67% above
Average temperature13County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation13County figure4.6 in89% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure92.60% above
Hurricane risk14County figure22.768% below
Tornado risk14County figure14.083% below
Wildfire risk14County figure59.23% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.77% above
Median air quality index15County figure4812% above
Good air days15County figure54.0%21% below
08

Fortuna Foothills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Fortuna Foothills does better than 50% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 67%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,141/mo (2024)$1,430/mo$1,170 to $1,740/mo+3.8%
Median household income$60,474 (2024)$76,500$64,500 to $90,500+3.9%
Median home value$199,200 (2024)$289,000$210,000 to $398,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

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

09

Places like Fortuna Foothills

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

PlaceRentIncome
North Fort Myers, FL$1,255$56,261Compare
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,010$64,815Compare
Hudson, FL$1,044$51,513Compare
Hernando, FL$964$43,076Compare
Hernando, FLHudson, FLFort Mohave, AZNorth Fort Myers, FLFortuna Foothills, AZFortuna FoothillsNorth Fort MyersFort MohaveHudsonHernandoFortuna FoothillsNorth Fort MyersFort MohaveHudsonHernando

Places built like Fortuna Foothills

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Fortuna Foothills performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Fortuna Foothills, AZ22.6%3.6%/yrn/a
Mesquite, NV18.8%6.3%/yr17.3%Compare
Fort Mohave, AZ18.7%4.9%/yrn/aCompare
Bullhead City, AZ25.6%4.0%/yr6.4%Compare
Lake Havasu City, AZ22.6%5.5%/yr3.9%Compare
Payson, AZ23.8%5.7%/yr2.1%Compare
Liberty Triangle, FL31.6%5.5%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Fortuna Foothills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 11 out of 100, better than 11% of the places we rate and 82nd of 92 in Arizona. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fortuna Foothills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $199,200.

What salary do you need to live in Fortuna Foothills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fortuna Foothills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are North Fort Myers, FL, Fort Mohave, AZ, Hudson, FL and Hernando, FL.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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).

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

Citytistics. “Fortuna Foothills, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fortuna-foothills-arizona/

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