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Country around Red Valley is a rural area of about 1,472 people in Apache County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Farmington, NM and 264 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $47k and rent runs about $717 a month.
1,472people
$47kTypical home
$717/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
7"Snow
290Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,472 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 55 mi to Farmington, NM
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $47k (≈$296/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 21.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 55 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to CEZ airport
- 176 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 43% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,910 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 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
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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