Living in Navajo Mountain, UT
Navajo Mountain is a tiny town of 610 people in San Juan County, Utah. It's about 137 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 251 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $733 a month.
610people
$9,999Typical home
$733/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
300Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 610
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 137 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 134 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 17.9% of value
- 33.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (151 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PGA airport
- 251 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,837 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+16 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.