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Ganado is a tiny town of 637 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 106 miles from Farmington, NM and 205 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $29k and rent runs about $385 a month.
637people
$29kTypical home
$385/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
302Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 637
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 70 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 106 mi to Farmington, NM
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $29k (≈$184/mo)
- Median rent $385/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GUP airport
- 172 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,500 ft
- 371 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 105 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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