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Mountain View Ranches is a small town of 1,984 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 9 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 120 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $519k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,984people
$519kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
56"Snow
313Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,984
- Part of a metro area
- About 403 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 9 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $519k (≈$3,271/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to FLG airport
- 128 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,355 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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.