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Lake of the Woods is a small town of 3,250 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 117 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 127 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $812 a month.
3,250people
$272kTypical home
$812/moRent
84° / 46°Summer / winter
59"Snow
301Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 820 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 117 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,716/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SOW airport
- 126 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,739 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 92 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 57 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