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Country around Mayer is a rural area of about 6,781 people in Yavapai County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 52 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,781people
$230kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
317Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,781 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 23 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PRC airport
- 61 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,566 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yavapai County: R+34 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk