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Whitecone is a tiny town of 805 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 91 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 181 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $861 a month.
805people
$124kTypical home
$861/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 805
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 91 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to GUP airport
- 186 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 59% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,083 ft
- 349 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 93 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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