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A town of 13,832, settled in 1923.
Chino Valley grades B− overall, 58th of 139 graded towns in Arizona, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 80% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the median household income is $61K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Chino Valley, above both the Arizona town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Among 56 Arizona towns, just 5 have a lower property crime rate than Chino Valley. The biggest park or preserve is Community Center Park, at 36 acres.
Where Chino Valley beats most towns.
10,817 counted in 2010 and 13,020 in 2020; an estimated 13,832 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.3% since 2020, after 20.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Chino Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 803 in 1970, 13,020 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 3 maps from 1947 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chino Valley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Chino Valley.
Chino Valley fares better on crime within Arizona than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
At 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 96% of Arizona’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 16 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
Chino Valley’s violent crime rate is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Chino Valley Unified District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Chino Valley High School, with 712 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial Early Childhood CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 577 | – |
| Chino Valley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 712 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 1,789 in 2013 to 2,574.
Most working residents leave Chino Valley for work: only 12% work in town. The average trip to work in Chino Valley is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Chino Valley has added 785 jobs, to 2,574 in 2023.
| Chino Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Chino Valley has grown 6.3% since 2020, to 13,832 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Arizona.
| Chino Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.9 years | 41.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Chino Valley | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.2% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Prescott weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 44 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 82% of Arizona places with climate records.
Chino Valley has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 27° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 7.1 years of the Prescott Valley metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home (about $494K) costs more against local pay than in 82% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Chino Valley home is worth about $494,000, up 1.6% in a year, 18% above the Arizona typical home. 83% of Chino Valley households own their home.
| Chino Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,248 a month | $1,190 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Community Center Park | 0.1 mi | 36 |
| 2. Center Street Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chino Valley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,232 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chino Valley’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Chino Valley beats the Arizona average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Chino Valley.
| Chino Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Chino Valley | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.4% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chino Valley. Close and well known come first.
33 mi National MonumentMontezuma Castle National Monument320K visitors a year
35 mi MountainCathedral Rock
13 mi MuseumFort Whipple
36 mi National forestCoconino National Forest
21 mi National MonumentTuzigoot National Monument86K visitors a year
14 mi MuseumSharlot Hall MuseumMontezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Whipple: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Tuzigoot National Monument: The original uploader was Jhugg at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sharlot Hall Museum: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Chino Valley
About 3 of every 100 Chino Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Where Chino Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Yavapai County, Arizona
Chino Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 United States census, the population of the town is 13,020.
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One town shares a border with Chino Valley.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley | #58 | B− | C | A− | B | B− |
| Paulden | #43 | B− | B− | — | B | B |
Paulden reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Chino Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chino Valley grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #58 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 7.1 years of the area's median household income ($69,613 across the Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
