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Country around Parks is a rural area of about 1,181 people in Coconino County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 115 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $628k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,181people
$628kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
83° / 46°Summer / winter
69"Snow
313Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,181 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 20 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $628k (≈$3,963/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to FLG airport
- 125 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,907 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.