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Country around Sanders is a rural area of about 2,557 people in Apache County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 129 miles from Farmington, NM and 194 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $625 a month.
2,557people
$76kTypical home
$625/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
302Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,557 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 129 mi to Farmington, NM
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$481/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 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 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to GUP airport
- 149 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 56% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,414 ft
- 349 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 42 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 128 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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