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Sanders is a tiny town of 684 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 124 miles from Farmington, NM and 194 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $618 a month.
684people
$64kTypical home
$618/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
302Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 684
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 264 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 124 mi to Farmington, NM
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$402/mo)
- Median rent $618/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 52% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GUP airport
- 154 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,880 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 43 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
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 123 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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.