Living in Fortuna Foothills, AZ
Small city in Arizona
Fortuna Foothills is a small city in Arizona, home to about 28,000 people, with 187,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Fortuna Foothills a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $204k and rents for $1,890 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 0 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Low taxes: about $755 state income tax per resident, 0.67% property tax
👎 Cons
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Hot summers: highs around 106°F
- Smaller job market: about 187,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Fortuna Foothills: common questions
What is the cost of living in Fortuna Foothills?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $204k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,890 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Fortuna Foothills?
Arizona collects about $755 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.67% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Fortuna Foothills safe?
Fortuna Foothills isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Fortuna Foothills?
Public schools in Fortuna Foothills test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 21 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Fortuna Foothills?
Fortuna Foothills is warm all year: winter days average around 70°F and summer days around 106°F.
Does Fortuna Foothills get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 0 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.45 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Fortuna Foothills?
The nearest major airport is PSP, about 146 mi away.
How Fortuna Foothills scores
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