Living in Dilkon, AZ
Dilkon is a small town of 1,270 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 75 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 160 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $711 a month.
1,270people
$139kTypical home
$711/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,270
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 77 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 75 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 12 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 32
- 48% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to SOW airport
- 164 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,454 ft
- 328 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 76 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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.