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Blue Ridge is a tiny town of 992 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 48 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 93 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $533k and rent runs about $1k a month.
992people
$533kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
83° / 45°Summer / winter
29"Snow
313Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 992
- Part of a metro area
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 48 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $533k (≈$3,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year 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 69
- 10% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FLG airport
- 98 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,815 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.