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Bitter Springs is a tiny town of 504 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 99 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 203 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $1k a month.
504people
$62kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
91° / 38°Summer / winter
1"Snow
306Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 504
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 99 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$391/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 42 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PGA airport
- 198 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,122 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.