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Country around Grand Canyon is a rural area of about 1,970 people in Coconino County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 171 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $448k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,970people
$448kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
97° / 53°Summer / winter
67"Snow
296Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,970 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 64 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $448k (≈$2,825/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to GCN airport
- 175 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,793 ft
- 323 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.