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Houck is a tiny town of 707 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 118 miles from Farmington, NM and 201 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $45k and rent runs about $647 a month.
707people
$45kTypical home
$647/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
302Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 707
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 118 mi to Farmington, NM
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $45k (≈$283/mo)
- Median rent $647/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GUP airport
- 149 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 51% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,965 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 117 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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
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.