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Shonto is a tiny town of 274 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 111 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 223 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $800 a month.
274people
$202kTypical home
$800/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
34"Snow
305Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 274
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 60 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 111 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 111 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 43
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PGA airport
- 231 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,460 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 83 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.