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Country around Navajo is a rural area of about 3,043 people in Apache County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Farmington, NM and 243 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $667 a month.
3,043people
$65kTypical home
$667/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
290Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,043 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 69 mi to Farmington, NM
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$410/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 30
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GUP airport
- 152 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,297 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Apache County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk