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Lukachukai is a small town of 1,969 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 63 miles from Farmington, NM and 254 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $51k and rent runs about $784 a month.
1,969people
$51kTypical home
$784/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
6"Snow
290Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,969
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 63 mi to Farmington, NM
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $51k (≈$324/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to GUP airport
- 175 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 48% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,598 ft
- 422 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Apache County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very 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.