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Pinetop-Lakeside is a small town of 4,101 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 118 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 128 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,101people
$371kTypical home
$1,200/moRent
83° / 46°Summer / winter
65"Snow
301Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 368 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 118 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,200/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" 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
- Above-average violent crime (455 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,258 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SOW airport
- 127 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,824 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 92 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 56 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