These Are The 10 Best Places In Arizona To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Arizona who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Arizona, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Grand Canyon State:

1. South Tucson (Photos)
2. Guadalupe (Photos)
3. Litchfield Park (Photos)
4. Cave Creek (Photos)
5. Paradise Valley (Photos)
6. Tolleson (Photos)
7. Somerton (Photos)
8. Benson
9. Wickenburg (Photos)
10. Sedona (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Arizona. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Arizona in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Arizona in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Arizona have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Arizona.

1. South Tucson

Population: 5,675
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.57
Museums Per 1,000 People: 6.52
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.57
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.88

2. Guadalupe

Population: 5,892
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.18
Museums Per 1,000 People: 7.47
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.18
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.05

3. Litchfield Park

Population: 5,122
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.15
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.78
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.71
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.17

4. Cave Creek

Population: 5,014
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.79
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.8
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.97
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.6

5. Paradise Valley

Population: 13,243
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.53
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.17
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.53
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.83

6. Tolleson

Population: 6,707
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.65
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.04
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.98
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.34

7. Somerton

Population: 14,679
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.09
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.48
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.09
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.41

8. Benson

Population: 5,075
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.55
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.39
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.94
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.39

9. Wickenburg

Population: 6,629
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.02
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.3
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.56
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.45

10. Sedona

Population: 10,092
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.86
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.2
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.68
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.59

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Arizona where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Arizona with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Tempe (Photos)
2. Glendale (Photos)
3. Tucson (Photos)
4. Gilbert (Photos)
5. Peoria (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Arizona To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	South Tucson	5,675
2	Guadalupe	5,892
3	Litchfield Park	5,122
4	Cave Creek	5,014
5	Paradise Valley	13,243
6	Tolleson	6,707
7	Somerton	14,679
8	Benson	5,075
9	Wickenburg	6,629
10	Sedona	10,092
11	Cottonwood	11,358
12	Snowflake	5,595
13	Safford	9,574
14	Page	7,374
15	Holbrook	5,003
16	Show Low	10,754
17	Chino Valley	10,879
18	Globe	7,463
19	El Mirage	32,600
20	Payson	15,234
21	Camp Verde	10,965
22	Winslow	9,570
23	Eloy	17,062
24	Prescott Valley	39,575
25	Coolidge	12,058
26	Fountain Hills	23,051
27	Prescott	40,130
28	Bisbee	5,475
29	Apache Junction	36,965
30	Nogales	20,699
31	Kingman	28,381
32	Queen Creek	28,529
33	Oro Valley	41,493
34	Douglas	17,137
35	Tempe	166,975
36	Florence	26,513
37	Sierra Vista	45,365
38	Marana	37,028
39	Casa Grande	50,316
40	Goodyear	70,148
41	Sahuarita	26,441
42	Flagstaff	67,419
43	Glendale	231,978
44	San Luis	30,139
45	Peoria	160,231
46	Gilbert	223,131
47	Tucson	525,031
48	Maricopa	45,388
49	Chandler	245,231
50	Buckeye	54,927
51	Scottsdale	223,519
52	Surprise	121,648
53	Avondale	77,912
54	Yuma	93,078
55	Mesa	452,091
56	Goodyear	70,148
57	Phoenix	1,490,758
58	Cottonwood	11,358