Living in Springerville, AZ
Springerville is a small town of 2,008 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 149 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 165 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,008people
$202kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
85° / 50°Summer / winter
35"Snow
301Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,008
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 175 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 149 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,275/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SOW airport
- 163 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,933 ft
- 301 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 96 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Apache County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk