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Country around Pinon is a rural area of about 4,074 people in Navajo County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 210 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $650 a month.
4,074people
$81kTypical home
$650/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
23"Snow
305Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,074 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 104 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$508/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 15 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 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to PGA airport
- 217 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 57% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,349 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 81 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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