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Cottonwood is a tiny town of 149 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 106 miles from Farmington, NM and 213 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $51k and rent runs about $647 a month.
149people
$51kTypical home
$647/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
290Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 149
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 106 mi to Farmington, NM
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $51k (≈$320/mo)
- Median rent $647/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 56
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to GUP airport
- 198 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,060 ft
- 382 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 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
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 105 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.