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Snowflake, AZ

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Population
6,902
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
5,582 ft
Median Home Value
$271,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,350/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$76,174
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in ArizonaPopulation rankingHighest population places in ArizonaNearest larger communityFlagstaff, Arizona98 miles away · 77,260 residents.

About Snowflake

Snowflake is a Navajo County town founded in 1878 by Mormon pioneers Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, whose surnames gave the place its memorable name. It remains a small northeastern Arizona town with a strong local school system and Northland Pioneer College nearby. The economy is more varied than outsiders might expect, including pork production, electrical generation, and cannabis cultivation. Snowflake feels like a high-desert Mormon-settlement town: practical, modest, and rooted in a very specific founding story.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow Property TaxA96.4rating

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