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Verde Village is a big small town of 11,930 people in Yavapai County, Arizona. It's about 20 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ and 79 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,930people
$354kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
101° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
313Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,930
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,721 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 20 mi to Prescott Valley, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,234/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 40 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PRC airport
- 88 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,261 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yavapai County: R+34 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk