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Parks is a small town of 1,706 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 21 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 119 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $622k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,706people
$622kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
82° / 45°Summer / winter
69"Snow
313Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 21 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $622k (≈$3,924/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FLG airport
- 128 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,313 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.