Living in Camp Verde, AZ
Camp Verde is a big small town of 12,521 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 26 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 70 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,521people
$318kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
101° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
313Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,521
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 26 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,006/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 58 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PRC airport
- 79 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,101 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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