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Indian Wells is a tiny town of 318 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 86 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 170 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $965 a month.
318people
$142kTypical home
$965/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 86 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$895/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 21 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
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 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 43
- 49% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to GUP airport
- 174 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,037 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 88 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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.