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Rainbow City is a tiny town of 807 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 123 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $858 a month.
807people
$149kTypical home
$858/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
60"Snow
306Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 807
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 123 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$939/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (172 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SOW airport
- 121 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 52% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,745 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 73 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.