About Arizona's Rim Country Payson Real Estate About the Rim Country Payson is the economic hub of the entire Rim Country in Central Arizona. Situated at a comfortable 5,000 feet, Payson enjoys four mild seasons and lots of sunny days.
Rainfall is generally light, and the occasional winter snow melts quickly.
Many picture Arizona as sand and cactus. That is true down in the deserts of Phoenix and Tucson. Up here in Central Arizona, the elevation varies from 4,500 feet in Star Valley to 6,000 feet in Strawberry. Much of the area is covered with a variety of trees including the majestic Ponderosa Pine, Pinion Pine, Juniper, Arizona Spruce, and Black Jack Oak, and so many more. Much of the area enjoys panoramic vistas of the famed Mogollon Rim, the Mazatzal Mountains, and the Granite Dells.