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Country around Keams Canyon is a rural area of about 1,983 people in Navajo County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 93 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 188 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $605 a month.
1,983people
$78kTypical home
$605/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
307Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,983 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 93 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$490/mo)
- Median rent $605/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to GUP airport
- 193 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,359 ft
- 357 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 46 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 60 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