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Chino Valley is a big small town of 13,602 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 11 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 83 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,602people
$395kTypical home
$1,248/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
8"Snow
317Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 11 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,489/mo)
- Median rent $1,248/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PRC airport
- 93 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,839 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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