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White Mountain Lake is a small town of 2,910 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 109 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 132 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $743 a month.
2,910people
$173kTypical home
$743/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
23"Snow
301Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,910
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 109 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,089/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SOW airport
- 132 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,129 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 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
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 103 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 61 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.