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Prescott Valley is a small city of 49,179 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's part of the Prescott Valley, AZ area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,179people
$413kTypical home
$1,580/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
9"Snow
317Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,216 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- In the Prescott Valley, AZ area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,606/mo)
- Median rent $1,580/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PRC airport
- 82 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,026 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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