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Black Canyon City is a small town of 2,181 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 35 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,181people
$289kTypical home
$1,351/moRent
104° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 89 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 35 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,819/mo)
- Median rent $1,351/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 57 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 9% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PRC airport
- 44 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,142 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
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.