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Burnside is a tiny town of 434 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 106 miles from Farmington, NM and 206 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $489 a month.
434people
$64kTypical home
$489/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
302Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 434
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 47 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 106 mi to Farmington, NM
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$402/mo)
- Median rent $489/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 28
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to GUP airport
- 177 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,401 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 105 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Apache County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.