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Red Mesa is a tiny town of 430 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 67 miles from Farmington, NM and 281 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $791 a month.
430people
$64kTypical home
$791/moRent
94° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
290Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- Part of a metro area
- About 33 people per sq mi
- 281 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 67 mi to Farmington, NM
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$402/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CEZ airport
- 204 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,391 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 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
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 67 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Apache County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very 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.