Living in Greasewood, AZ
Greasewood is a tiny town of 335 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 102 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 185 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $603 a month.
335people
$138kTypical home
$603/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
302Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 335
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 102 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 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 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GUP airport
- 186 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,047 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 45 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 103 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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