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Bagdad is a small town of 2,814 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 49 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 93 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $626 a month.
2,814people
$425kTypical home
$626/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
324Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,814
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 349 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 49 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,681/mo)
- Median rent $626/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (208 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 60% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PRC airport
- 104 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,796 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yavapai County: R+34 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.