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Carefree
Arizonatown
Carefree
Total population
3,683
Median home value
$1,088,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$147,165
Founded
1958
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Carefree is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is located north of both Phoenix and Scottsdale in the far northeast area of the Phoenix metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the town was 3,690.
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History
Characterized as an upscale residential area, Carefree was conceived in the mid-1950s by business partners K.T. Palmer and Tom Darlington as a master-planned community. Land sales commenced in 1955 and homebuilding started in 1958. Carefree was incorporated in 1984 to avoid annexation by neighboring Scottsdale.
Geography
Carefree lies in northeastern Maricopa County, bordered by the city of Scottsdale to the south and east and by the town of Cave Creek to the west. Carefree and Cave Creek are sometimes thought of as a single community. The two towns share the local landmark Black Mountain, which rises more than above them, to an elevation of . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.05%, are listed as water. }}
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Carefree, AZ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Cactus Shadows High SchoolHigh · Scottsdale · 1,588 students · 20.9:1 ratio
- Sonoran Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · Phoenix · 761 students · 21.7:1 ratio
- Desert Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · PHOENIX · 613 students · 15:1 ratio
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · SCOTTSDALE · 495 students · 15:1 ratio
- Pinnacle Peak PreparatoryElementary · SCOTTSDALE · 477 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Desert Mountain SchoolElementary · DESERT HILLS · 472 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Wildfire Elementary SchoolElementary · PHOENIX · 457 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Desert Willow Elementary SchoolElementary · Cave Creek · 456 students · 18.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Arizona
- Black Canyon City20.9 mi away
- Youngtown27.9 mi away · pop. 7,015
- El Mirage28.7 mi away · pop. 35,805
- Tempe30.1 mi away · pop. 190,113
- Mesa31.3 mi away · pop. 517,142
- Guadalupe31.7 mi away · pop. 5,272
- Litchfield Park33.9 mi away · pop. 6,916
- Tonto Basin35.1 mi away
- Wittmann35.3 mi away · pop. 631
- Deer Creek36.4 mi away
- Maricopa Colony36.6 mi away
- Gilbert36.8 mi away · pop. 288,797
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Carefree
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library