City Score: Heber-Overgaard, AZ

One number for Heber-Overgaard, AZ: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Heber-Overgaard, AZ. Part of the Show Low, AZ area. In Arizona.

The score

Heber-Overgaard, AZ scores 44 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 44 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

This is the Show Low area's score, the pulse people in Heber-Overgaard, AZ see (the city sits in that metro area). Heber-Overgaard, AZ city proper: 37 (Condition 37 · Movement —); the quarterly release ranks cities by this number.

What's moving it

  • 12 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)

The condition of Heber-Overgaard, AZ

  • What Heber-Overgaard is up against: 75 out of 100 — Better than 14% of micro areas, up 5 points
  • Where grace is growing: 56 out of 100 — Better than 63% of micro areas
  • Marriage & family: 35 out of 100 — Better than 30% of micro areas, up 18 points
  • Christian liberty: 61 out of 100 — Better than 62% of micro areas, down 1 point

What affected it

  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 27 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Divorces up 17 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 11 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2023 · Show Low, AZ (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Show Low, AZ · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Show Low, AZ · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Show Low, AZ (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Show Low, AZ (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Show Low, AZ (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Show Low, AZ (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Heber-Overgaard is up against — 75 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 56 out of 100

Marriage & family — 35 out of 100

Christian liberty — 61 out of 100

  • Religious Liberty in the States score: 56.7 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 77% of micro areas, down 2 points · 2026, Arizona · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Safeguards fully in law: 10 of the edition's safeguards, better than 80% of micro areas · 2026, Arizona · Religious Liberty in the States
  • State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 1 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 70% of micro areas · 2026, Arizona · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.1 incidents per 100,000, better than 27% of micro areas · 2025, Arizona · FBI Crime Data Explorer

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