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Rough Rock is a tiny town of 465 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 97 miles from Farmington, NM and 233 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $612 a month.
465people
$54kTypical home
$612/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
290Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 465
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 97 mi to Farmington, NM
- 88 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$337/mo)
- Median rent $612/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to GUP airport
- 206 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 45% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,280 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 95 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.