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Forest Lakes is a tiny town of 204 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 75 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 90 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $1k a month.
204people
$453kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
80° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
314Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 75 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,855/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SOW airport
- 92 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,596 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.