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Country around Tsaile is a rural area of about 2,795 people in Apache County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Farmington, NM and 245 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $560 a month.
2,795people
$48kTypical home
$560/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
9"Snow
290Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,795 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 68 mi to Farmington, NM
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$301/mo)
- Median rent $560/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 24
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GUP airport
- 168 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 54% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,487 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 67 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.