Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Payson is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Payson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Payson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Payson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.49% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Payson in 2022 was $39,610, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,440 for a family of four. However, Payson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Payson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Payson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Payson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Payson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Payson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Payson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
