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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Payson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.65 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
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 education level of Payson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.72% of adults in Payson have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Payson in 2022 was $36,705, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,820 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 Asian. Payson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.97% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Payson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Payson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
