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Pinon is a small town of 1,159 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 101 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 204 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $596 a month.
1,159people
$82kTypical home
$596/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
305Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,159
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 101 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 92 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$519/mo)
- Median rent $596/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to PGA airport
- 210 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,365 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 89 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 57 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