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Arizona·Maricopa County
32 tracts·139K people·$435K median·1,262/mi²
White 66 · Hispanic 20 · Multiracial 6 · Black 4 · Asian 2 · Other 2
Married couple 58 · Other 21 · Living alone 21
Health 32 · Retail 24 · Leisure 17 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 26 · Service 14 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 17 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Surprise is $435,100 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Surprise has 154,948 residents across 28 census tracts and 24 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.4; the population is 65.8% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Multiracial, 4.3% Black, 2.4% Asian and 1.6% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.6% (Census ACS).
Freedom Traditional Academy (78%), Canyon Ridge School (67%) and Imagine Rosefield (59%) lead the elementary schools; Imagine Surprise Middle is the middle school with reported scores (27%); Shadow Ridge High School (54%), Paradise Honors High School (51%) and Highland Prep (50%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,033/month, 29% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Surprise is $96,711 a year, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Surprise, median rent is $2,033/month and the median home value is $435,100 (Census ACS).
Surprise reported 1.0 violent crimes and 12.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 105°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Surprise are heat wave (97), wildfire (86) and drought (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Surprise scores 7.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).