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Sedona is a big small town of 9,777 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 25 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 90 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $787k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,777people
$787kTypical home
$1,448/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
42"Snow
313Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,777
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 25 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $787k (≈$4,962/mo)
- Median rent $1,448/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FLG airport
- 99 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,347 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yavapai County: R+34 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk