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Country around Shonto is a rural area of about 1,467 people in Navajo County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 117 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 230 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,467people
$78kTypical home
$725/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
35"Snow
305Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,467 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 117 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 117 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PGA airport
- 237 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 47% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,683 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 82 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.