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Whiteriver is a small town of 4,545 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 124 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $568 a month.
4,545people
$60kTypical home
$568/moRent
88° / 54°Summer / winter
57"Snow
306Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,545
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 124 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$375/mo)
- Median rent $568/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (172 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 31
- 55% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SOW airport
- 121 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 50% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,131 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 71 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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