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Second Mesa is a tiny town of 832 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 78 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 182 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $858 a month.
832people
$137kTypical home
$858/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
307Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 832
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 21 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 78 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to FLG airport
- 188 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 51% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,086 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 46 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
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 79 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Navajo County: R+17 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- 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.