Living in Round Rock, AZ
Round Rock is a tiny town of 623 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 73 miles from Farmington, NM and 251 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $646 a month.
623people
$70kTypical home
$646/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
5"Snow
290Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 623
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 44 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 73 mi to Farmington, NM
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 28
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to CEZ airport
- 189 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,420 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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.