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Joseph City is a small town of 2,153 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 75 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 139 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,153people
$177kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
314Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 291 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 75 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 23
- 54% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SOW airport
- 143 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,040 ft
- 304 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 76 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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