Living in Moenkopi, AZ
Moenkopi is a tiny town of 879 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 68 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 182 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
879people
$261kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
96° / 48°Summer / winter
53"Snow
306Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 879
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 583 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 68 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,644/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GCN airport
- 190 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,800 ft
- 346 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.