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Country around Heber is a rural area of about 424 people in Navajo County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 109 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
424people
$211kTypical home
$1,367/moRent
84° / 46°Summer / winter
12"Snow
314Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 424 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 76 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,331/mo)
- Median rent $1,367/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SOW airport
- 112 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,332 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 75 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Navajo County: R+17 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- 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.