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Cordes Lakes is a small town of 3,808 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 23 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 51 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,808people
$220kTypical home
$1,312/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
317Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,808
- Part of a metro area
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 23 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,312/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PRC airport
- 61 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,698 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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