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Country around Saint Michaels is a rural area of about 3,583 people in Apache County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from Farmington, NM and 215 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $45k and rent runs about $706 a month.
3,583people
$45kTypical home
$706/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
302Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,583 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 96 mi to Farmington, NM
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $45k (≈$286/mo)
- Median rent $706/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GUP airport
- 163 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 57% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,074 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 95 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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