Living in Eagar, AZ
Eagar is a small town of 4,416 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 151 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 163 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $571 a month.
4,416people
$248kTypical home
$571/moRent
84° / 49°Summer / winter
35"Snow
301Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,416
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 151 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,563/mo)
- Median rent $571/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SOW airport
- 162 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,238 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 92 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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.