Living in Teec Nos Pos, AZ
Teec Nos Pos is a tiny town of 712 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 50 miles from Farmington, NM and 288 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $943 a month.
712people
$80kTypical home
$943/moRent
95° / 45°Summer / winter
26"Snow
290Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 712
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 50 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 50 mi to Farmington, NM
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$503/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 26.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CEZ airport
- 190 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 51% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,341 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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