Living in Doney Park, AZ
Doney Park is a big small town of 6,253 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 8 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 121 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $613k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,253people
$613kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
57"Snow
313Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,253
- Part of a metro area
- About 302 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 8 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $613k (≈$3,867/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FLG airport
- 129 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,559 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk