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Country around Joseph City is a rural area of about 2,209 people in Navajo County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 146 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,209people
$177kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,209 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 76 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 53% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to SOW airport
- 150 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,312 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 77 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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