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Cornfields is a tiny town of 320 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 113 miles from Farmington, NM and 199 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $52k and rent runs about $1k a month.
320people
$52kTypical home
$1,321/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
302Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 853 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 113 mi to Farmington, NM
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $52k (≈$325/mo)
- Median rent $1,321/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 26
- 47% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GUP airport
- 178 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,155 ft
- 365 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 112 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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.