Living in Taylor, AZ
Taylor is a small town of 4,183 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 100 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 129 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $801 a month.
4,183people
$308kTypical home
$801/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
15"Snow
314Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,183
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 100 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,939/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day 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 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SOW airport
- 130 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,719 ft
- 283 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 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)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 102 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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.