Bagdad Arizona 01 2003, 2003
Bagdad’s story
116 years in pictures
Census counts: 275 in 1930, 1,932 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2003 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
- 1910Bagdad is settled
BagdadAZ
A town of 2,814, settled in 1910.
Photo: Martinoulis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
2,814
Census survey, 2020–24
Household income
$108K
median
Median age
24.0
years
Jobs based here
1,166
A job hub
TownGrade
A−
#5 of 139 in AZ
Is Bagdad a good place to live?
Bagdad gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about , years of the Prescott Valley metro’s $70K median household income. It grades A− overall, 5th among Arizona's 139 graded towns. Bagdad’s average trip to work is 9 minutes, against 24 minutes in Arizona’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 4 of Arizona’s 203 towns score higher on cost of living. Bagdad has 1 place on the National Register.
StrongestA+Cost of living
What makes Bagdad stand out
Where Bagdad beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Jobs here1,166
Residents who work613
Work
1.9 jobs for every working resident
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 92% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
32 measures vs. Arizona
8 better14 too close to call10 worse
| Widest gap | Bagdad | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 8.8% |
HealthB+
Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Trails AZ on 10 of 32 CDC measures, beats it on 8
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
Natural hazardsB+
Lower risk than 72% of U.S. communities
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A job hub
Every workday, about 842 people come to Bagdad for work
Where Bagdad’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,166jobs based in Bagdad
53%of working residents work in town
1 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Bagdad grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Bagdad is from typical.
Cost of livingHome prices against what area households earnA+Open →HealthYavapai Regional Medical Center 39.6 miles awayB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 28% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 2.9% of households have no car; 8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 97° summer afternoons, 1″ of snow–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 24.0; 12% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Bagdad: who provides what
Bagdad is unincorporated, so Yavapai County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFreeport Mcmoran Bagdad Town water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesYavapai CountyYavapai County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereYavapai County RecorderYavapai County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8632186321 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bagdad.
Bagdad carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Arizona (mostly inland flooding) and draws workers from Prescott Valley and beyond, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
More than half of Bagdad’s working residents work in town
1,166 jobs are based in Bagdad, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 8.5 minutes, against 25.4 across Arizona.
53% of Bagdad’s working residents work right in town. Bagdad’s median household income is $108,000. Jobs based in Bagdad grew to 1,166 in 2023, 163 more than in 2013.
53%work in town
| Bagdad | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Bagdad53%
Phoenix18%
Prescott4%
Tempe2%
Peoria1%
1 mi
median commute distance
1,166
jobs based in Bagdad
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Bagdad’s schools beat 50% of Arizona districts
Its public schools are run by the Bagdad Unified District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
50%of AZ districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagdad Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 286 | B+ |
| Bagdad Middle / Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 211 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 20.4% of Bagdad
12 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Bagdad is 1.5 miles per square mile.
#52for trails in AZ
20.4%
conserved · 1,050 of 5,137 acres
12 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB+
A smaller share of adults in Bagdad have high blood pressure than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
The nearest emergency room, Yavapai Regional Medical Center, is 39.6 miles away in a straight line. Against the 7,476 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bagdad’s, it is healthier than 54%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
24% of Bagdad adults have high blood pressure. Only 3 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Bagdad. 29% of Bagdad adults have obesity.
73%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Bagdad | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 75% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
8 better14 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Bagdad | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4% | 6.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.1% | 15.3% |
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
39.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
69th
percentile among AZ towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Bagdad
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 93% of Arizona towns, with expected losses of about $307 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
Only 9 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a lower FEMA risk score than Bagdad.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Bagdad
The Bagdad weather station records that about 99 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.7°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.8°.
Bagdad has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
1″snow a winter
| Bagdad | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–60°
Spring46–75°
Summer66–95°
Fall52–79°
Nov 12
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bagdad
15pages on Bagdad
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bagdad; the nearest are
Prescott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Prescott39.9 mi$35,685 tuitionMohave Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kingman68.1 mi$2,208 in-state tuitionNorthern Arizona UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Flagstaff96.1 mi$13,009 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Bagdad residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Bagdad
CDP in Yavapai County, Arizona
Bagdad is a copper mining community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the western part of the state. It is one of only two remaining company towns in Arizona. The population was 1,876 at the 2010 census, up from 1,578 in 2000.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,409 ft
- ZIP code
- 86321
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Bagdad
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bagdad, AZ a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Bagdad grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #5 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.