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Lake Montezuma is a small town of 4,929 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 30 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 75 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,929people
$285kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
100° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
313Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,929
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 427 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 30 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 57 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 7% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PRC airport
- 84 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,491 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yavapai County: R+34 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk