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Linden is a small town of 2,502 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 105 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 122 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $858 a month.
2,502people
$411kTypical home
$858/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
26"Snow
314Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,502
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 105 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,594/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SOW airport
- 122 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,542 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 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
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 95 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 61 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.