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Country around Paulden is a rural area of about 4,159 people in Yavapai County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 98 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,159people
$321kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
7"Snow
317Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,159 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 27 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PRC airport
- 109 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,495 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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