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North Fork is a small town of 1,463 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 125 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 126 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $817 a month.
1,463people
$105kTypical home
$817/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
63"Snow
301Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,463
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 24 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 125 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SOW airport
- 124 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,782 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 82 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Navajo County: R+17 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk