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Fort Apache is a tiny town of 130 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 122 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $858 a month.
130people
$202kTypical home
$858/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
52"Snow
306Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 116 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 122 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (172 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 44% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SOW airport
- 119 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,053 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.