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Chinle is a small town of 4,147 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 88 miles from Farmington, NM and 228 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $39k and rent runs about $565 a month.
4,147people
$39kTypical home
$565/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
290Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,147
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 88 mi to Farmington, NM
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $39k (≈$247/mo)
- Median rent $565/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to GUP airport
- 184 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,502 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 87 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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