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SheetAZ-MCNARY-AZ · McNary, AZ 946 pop · income 43rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around McNary
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest McNary on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Rainbow · lowest
16,953
Rainbow · lowest
16,953 median HH income
17.9% of the leader · rank #1
McNary · this city
65,417
McNary · this city
65,417 median HH income
69.3% of the leader · rank #2
Wilsonville · near
65,417
Wilsonville · near
65,417 median HH income
69.3% of the leader · rank #3
East Carondel… · near
65,417
East Carondel… · near
65,417 median HH income
69.3% of the leader · rank #4
Ridott · near
65,417
Ridott · near
65,417 median HH income
69.3% of the leader · rank #5
Minneola · near
65,417
Minneola · near
65,417 median HH income
69.3% of the leader · rank #6
Mountainaire · highest
94,457
Mountainaire · highest
94,457 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for McNary on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 946.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, McNary places in the 43rd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
43rd
percentile, household income
0th
percentile, home value
64th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: McNary, AZ
Arizona's McNary is a small town, with 946 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. McNary households earn a median of $65,417 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 29.9%. Typical homes in McNary are valued around $47,000, and the median resident age is 26.1 years. Educational attainment runs 7.1% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 40.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 48.6°F with 24.1 inches of precipitation per year and 66.0 inches of snowfall.
Arizona tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Arizona scores 100.7 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,419 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $215 across Arizona, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 84.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of McNary's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to climate and hazard context to housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For McNary, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for McNary?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 7.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 48.6°F, with 24.1 inches of precipitation and 66.0 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Arizona is 84.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
How far does income reach against housing in McNary?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 0.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 29.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Which cities make useful reference points for McNary?
Within Arizona, the closest population matches are Ehrenberg (946 residents, $53,750 income); Whitecone (942 residents, $28,500 income); Mountainaire (957 residents, $94,457 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Victor, IA (946 residents); Sherburn, MN (946 residents); Benkelman, NE (946 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in McNary?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 77.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
5.5%
Work from home
5.1%
Drive alone
77.1%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 275 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 29.9% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
100.7 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Arizona average
F
City profile score · McNary, AZ
23/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income D
$65,417
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
100.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
29.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
7.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
McNary profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 43/100 (D) · $65,417
Cost of living: 37/100 (F) · 100.7 index
Poverty rate: 0/100 (F) · 29.9%
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 7.1%
How does McNary compare to other US cities?
Where McNary sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income43% higher than other cities
Home value0% pricier than other cities
Median rent64% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares McNary against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arizona only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Arizona-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places McNary near the bottom of Arizona's cities
Among the 394 Arizona cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, McNary ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares McNary only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#125 of 333
62nd percentile in Arizona
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 394
0th percentile in Arizona
Median Home Value
#307 of 327
6th percentile in Arizona
Poverty Rate
#73 of 393
81st percentile in Arizona
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#289 of 394
26th percentile in Arizona
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arizona only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
43rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How McNary's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$47,000Among the most affordablemore affordable than 100% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
McNary's home-value-to-income ratio: 0.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#11 of 15,516
More affordable than 100% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#11 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 0.7×, McNary sits in the affordable band:
national rank #11 of 15,516 and #11 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$65,417McNary, AZ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context McNary, AZ median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for McNary, AZ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)7.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)29.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)40.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
946
Median Income
$65,417
Median Home Value
$47,000
Median Age
26.1
Poverty Rate
29.9%
Labor force participation
40.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
7.1%
Climate
Avg Temperature
48.6°F
Annual Precipitation
24.1"
Annual Snowfall
66.0"
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
77.1%
Carpool
9.1%
Public Transit
5.5%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
5.1%
Other
3.2%
Based on 275 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Arizona statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $215
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Arizona at $215 (electricity about $131 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Arizona statewide averages, not a meter reading for McNary. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Arizona's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.7 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around McNary is $1,419/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Arizona statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 84.5 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Arizona statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county McNary sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How McNary compares to similar-size Arizona cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.