Living in Williams, AZ
Williams is a small town of 3,369 people in Coconino County, Arizona. It's about 32 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 116 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $477k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,369people
$477kTypical home
$1,174/moRent
84° / 47°Summer / winter
65"Snow
312Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,369
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 77 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 32 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $477k (≈$3,009/mo)
- Median rent $1,174/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (178 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (547 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FLG airport
- 126 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,913 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coconino County: D+20 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk