Carefree, Arizona

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Phoenix. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the southwest of Carefree and has a population of 1,321,045 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mesa. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the south of Carefree and has a population of 396,375 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apache Junction	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	32,776	3.02% increase
	Avondale	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	81,299	126.57% increase
	Buckeye	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	47,261	622.98% increase
	Chandler	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
	El Mirage	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	24,751	225.29% increase
	Fountain Hills	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	25,227	24.67% increase
	Gilbert	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
	Glendale	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
	Goodyear	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	59,508	214.67% increase
	Paradise Valley	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	14,990	9.7% increase
	Payson	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	15,486	13.7% increase
	Peoria	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	157,960	45.77% increase
	Scottsdale	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
	Surprise	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	92,897	201.14% increase
	Tempe	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	175,523	10.65% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Black Canyon City	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Canyon Village	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Cave Creek	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	5,428	45.6% increase
	Central Park Village	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Cheyenne Village	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Continental Village	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	New River	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Palm Lakes Village	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Paradise City	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Paradise Village North II	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Peacock Village	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Pinnacle Peak Village	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Pioneer Village II	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Rio Verde	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	The Town Square	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---

Maricopa County

Carefree is located in Maricopa County.

Below are counties that are near Carefree (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Carefree:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Carefree
	Cochise County	S	Crestview	35 miles [56 km]
	Gila County	S	Salt River	24 miles [38 km]
	Pinal County	SE	Youngberg	35 miles [56 km]
	Yavapai County	NW	Gillette	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arizona<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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