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Red Lake is a small town of 1,676 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 33 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 124 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,676people
$323kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
85° / 48°Summer / winter
66"Snow
312Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,676
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 56 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 33 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,039/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (178 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to FLG airport
- 133 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,575 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.