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Country around Kayenta is a rural area of about 7,392 people in Navajo County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 115 miles from Farmington, NM and 238 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $36k and rent runs about $616 a month.
7,392people
$36kTypical home
$616/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
29"Snow
305Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,392 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 115 mi to Farmington, NM
- 115 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $36k (≈$228/mo)
- Median rent $616/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to PGA airport
- 233 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,922 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 124 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 69 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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