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33.62° N · 111.00° W · GEOID 0461302

Roosevelt Estates

Gila County, Arizona · part of the Payson, AZ metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Roosevelt Estates is home to 593 people. Median household income is $53,707 a year and median rent is $697 a month, 15.6% 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 $189,500, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$697
49% below the median place
Median household income
$53,707
33% below the median place
Median home value
$189,500
41% below the median place
Unemployment
7.0%
44% 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 Roosevelt Estates

  • Household income has grown 24.7% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 92 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.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 82 Arizona places.
  • Median rent is $697 a month, lower than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 92 Arizona places.
  • 32% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 80 Arizona places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 90 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Roosevelt Estates

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

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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, 2.0% 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
$27,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $697 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,048 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $189,500.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 12.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hudson, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
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
Income of households moving out6
$64,917
8% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRoosevelt EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.7%51% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%4% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure9.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$69,3452% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$64,9178% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Roosevelt Estates15.6%
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
$27,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.6%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$45,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
31.6%
348% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,048
44% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRoosevelt EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$69749% below
Rent to income115.6%24% below
Property tax rate10.6%38% below
Home price to income13.5x7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,38015% below
HUD area median income3County figure$78,90026% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,05568% below
Median home value1$189,50041% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.8%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.6%0% above
Homeownership183.7%26% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,04844% below
Vacant homes131.6%348% above
Median year built119850% above
03

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%)
Median household income1
$53,707
33% below the median place
Income per person1
$38,644
4% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRoosevelt EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$53,70733% below
Income per person1$38,6444% below
Unemployment1County figure7.0%44% above
Average annual pay5County figure$59,62110% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.2%41% above
Jobs5County figure15,33990% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.9%57% above
Mean commute1County figure22 min12% below
Works from home1County figure12.2%2% below
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
65.7%
29% below the median place
Median age1
69.1
77% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureRoosevelt EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15936646th largest
Median age169.177% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure18.7%42% below
High school or higher192.9%1% above
Household size11.926% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure10.9%70% above
Homes with broadband165.7%29% below
05

Life in Roosevelt Estates

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

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 schools9
36
300% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureRoosevelt EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure36300% above
Public school students9County figure7,53454% above
Students per teacher9County figure16.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.95% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.516% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure19.06% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.152% below
National Register listings8County figure53308% above
06

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 Roosevelt Estates. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk11
13.4
84% below the median place
Wildfire risk11
99.1
62% above the median place
Hurricane risk11
7.7
89% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRoosevelt EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure94°F8% above
January average low10County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature10County figure60°F10% above
Annual precipitation10County figure18.6 in58% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure90.22% below
Hurricane risk11County figure7.789% below
Tornado risk11County figure13.484% below
Wildfire risk11County figure99.162% above
Heat wave risk11County figure86.74% below
Median air quality index12County figure479% above
Good air days12County figure62.7%8% below
08

Roosevelt Estates in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$53,707 (2024)$73,500$62,000 to $87,000+5.3%
Median home value$189,500 (2024)$277,000$201,000 to $381,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

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

09

Places like Roosevelt Estates

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hudson, FL$1,044$51,513Compare
Crestwood Village, NJ$1,146$38,091Compare
Zephyrhills West, FL$1,127$51,992Compare
Rainbow Springs, FL$1,112$57,161Compare
Rainbow Springs, FLZephyrhills West, FLCrestwood Village, NJHudson, FLRoosevelt Estates, AZRoosevelt EstatesHudsonCrestwood VillageZephyrhills WestRainbow SpringsRoosevelt EstatesHudsonCrestwood VillageZephyrhills WestRainbow Springs

Common questions

Is Roosevelt Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 24.7% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 92 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. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Roosevelt Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.6% 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 $189,500.

What salary do you need to live in Roosevelt Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Roosevelt Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hudson, FL, Crestwood Village, NJ, Zephyrhills West, FL and Rainbow Springs, 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. 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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. 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 Roosevelt Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Roosevelt Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/roosevelt-estates-arizona

Citytistics. “Roosevelt Estates, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/roosevelt-estates-arizona/

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