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Whispering Pines is a tiny town of 151 people in Gila County, Arizona. It's about 59 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 72 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
151people
$400kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
13"Snow
313Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 151
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 59 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (192 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 16% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to FLG airport
- 77 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,364 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gila County: R+38 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.