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St. Michaels is a small town of 1,142 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 91 miles from Farmington, NM and 223 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,142people
$203kTypical home
$839/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
24"Snow
302Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 299 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 91 mi to Farmington, NM
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,277/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GUP airport
- 147 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,818 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 90 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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