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Country around Bagdad is a rural area of about 3,065 people in Yavapai County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 89 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $613 a month.
3,065people
$238kTypical home
$613/moRent
97° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
324Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,065 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 44 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,501/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (208 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 51% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PRC airport
- 99 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,255 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.