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First Mesa is a small town of 1,459 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 83 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 184 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,459people
$48kTypical home
$756/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
18"Snow
307Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,459
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 83 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$305/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 34
- 59% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to FLG airport
- 190 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,656 ft
- 354 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 53 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 84 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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