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Prescott is a small city of 47,400 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 7 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 73 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $564k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,400people
$564kTypical home
$1,395/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
10"Snow
317Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,400
- Part of a metro area
- About 963 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 7 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $564k (≈$3,557/mo)
- Median rent $1,395/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,192 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 13% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PRC airport
- 84 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,387 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yavapai County: R+34 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk