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Country around Rimrock is a rural area of about 4,965 people in Yavapai County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 78 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,965people
$285kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
13"Snow
313Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,965 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 37 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 36 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 7% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to FLG airport
- 86 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,240 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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