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Mountainaire is a small town of 1,103 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 6 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 108 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $496k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,103people
$496kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
82° / 44°Summer / winter
81"Snow
313Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,103
- Part of a metro area
- About 108 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 6 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $496k (≈$3,125/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to FLG airport
- 116 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,929 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.