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33.37° N · 110.77° W · GEOID 0467295

Six Shooter Canyon

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

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income

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The short answer

Six Shooter Canyon is home to 811 people. Median household income is $61,986 a year and median rent is $923 a month, 17.9% 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 $236,800, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$923
32% below the median place
Median household income
$61,986
23% below the median place
Median home value
$236,800
26% 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 Six Shooter Canyon

  • The median resident is 53.7 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $877 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Six Shooter Canyon

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
$36,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $923 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,800 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $236,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 12.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Picture Rocks, AZ 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
MeasureSix Shooter CanyonAmong 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

Median gross rent is $923, 32% below the median place.

Six Shooter Canyon17.9%
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
$36,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.9%
12% below the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
1% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$50,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$1,952
40% below the median place
Median home value1
$236,800
26% below the median place
Median year built1
1974
0% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSix Shooter CanyonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$92332% below
Rent to income117.9%12% below
Property tax rate10.8%10% below
Home price to income13.8x1% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,38015% below
HUD area median income3County figure$78,90026% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,95240% below
Median home value1$236,80026% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.8%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.6%0% above
Homeownership166.2%0% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure38.6%24% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8004% below
Vacant homes1County figure27.8%293% above
Median year built119740% below
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%)
Income per person1
$36,236
10% below the median place
Jobs5
15,339
90% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSix Shooter CanyonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$61,98623% below
Income per person1$36,23610% 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

Homes with broadband is 73.8%, 20% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
73.8%
20% below the median place
Median age1
53.7
38% above the median place
High school or higher1
79.6%
14% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureSix Shooter CanyonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18116646th largest
Median age153.738% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure18.7%42% below
High school or higher179.6%14% below
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad1County figure3.6%60% below
No health insurance1County figure10.9%70% above
Homes with broadband173.8%20% below
05

Life in Six Shooter Canyon

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
MeasureSix Shooter CanyonAmong 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 Six Shooter Canyon. 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
MeasureSix Shooter CanyonAmong 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

Six Shooter Canyon in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$923/mo (2024)$1,160/mo$950 to $1,410/mo+3.8%
Median household income$57,902 (2024)$72,500$61,000 to $85,500+3.8%
Median home value$236,800 (2024)$348,000$253,000 to $479,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like Six Shooter Canyon

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

PlaceRentIncome
Picture Rocks, AZ$960$61,634Compare
Apache Junction, AZ$1,146$60,975Compare
Spencer, MA$1,049$59,931Compare
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Gun Barrel City, TXSpencer, MAApache Junction, AZPicture Rocks, AZSix Shooter Canyon, AZSix Shooter CanyonPicture RocksApache JunctionSpencerGun Barrel CitySix Shooter CanyonPicture RocksApache JunctionSpencerGun Barrel City

Common questions

Is Six Shooter Canyon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 53.7 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs about $877 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 81% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Six Shooter Canyon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.9% 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 $236,800.

What salary do you need to live in Six Shooter Canyon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Six Shooter Canyon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Picture Rocks, AZ, Apache Junction, AZ, Spencer, MA and Gun Barrel City, TX.

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 Six Shooter Canyon with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Six Shooter Canyon itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/six-shooter-canyon-arizona

Citytistics. “Six Shooter Canyon, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/six-shooter-canyon-arizona/

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