CibecueAZ
A town of 2,228, settled in 1910. A regional job hub with 1,339 jobs.
Is Cibecue a good place to live?
The best of Cibecue’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 57% of residents live below the poverty line in Cibecue, where Arizona’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 1 of Arizona’s 202 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 11 of Arizona’s 207 towns score lower on the outdoors. Salt River Canyon Bridge and Lower Cibecue Lutheran Mission is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cibecue has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cibecue stand out
Where Cibecue beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Every workday, about 1,314 people come to Cibecue for work
Where Cibecue’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Cibecue grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Cibecue is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cibecue: who provides what
Cibecue is unincorporated, so Navajo County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Cibecue.
The median household income in Cibecue is lower than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country
Cibecue’s median household income is $26,000, below both Arizona’s towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Cibecue’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Whiteriver (43%), Hondah (6%) and Phoenix (5%).
| Cibecue | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $26,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Cibecue fall behind 80% of Arizona districts
Its public schools are run by Dishchii'bikoh Community School. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Dishchii'bikoh Community School, with 576 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dishchii'bikoh Community SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 576 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
More of Cibecue’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
24% of adults report frequent mental distress in Cibecue. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Cibecue. 29% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Cibecue.
| Cibecue | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cibecue | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 28.6% | 37.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 19.8% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cibecue faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cibecue has four seasons and hot summers
Cibecue has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Cibecue is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cibecue has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
6.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cibecue
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cibecue; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cibecue residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Questions about Cibecue
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cibecue, AZ expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.