Living in Seligman, AZ
Seligman is a tiny town of 549 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 59 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 129 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $675 a month.
549people
$88kTypical home
$675/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
10"Snow
312Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 549
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 86 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 59 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (178 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to PRC airport
- 139 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,256 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 52 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.