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Snowflake is a big small town of 6,444 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 98 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 132 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,444people
$272kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
13"Snow
314Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,444
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 98 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,714/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 48% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SOW airport
- 133 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,660 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 100 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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