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Tsaile is a small town of 1,696 people in Apache County, Arizona. It's about 66 miles from Farmington, NM and 249 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $560 a month.
1,696people
$55kTypical home
$560/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
6"Snow
290Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,696
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 66 mi to Farmington, NM
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$348/mo)
- Median rent $560/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 21
- 53% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 34% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GUP airport
- 170 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,038 ft
- 416 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.