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CornfieldsAZ

This town of 320 people was settled in 1910.

Is Cornfields a good place to live?

64% of residents live below the poverty line in Cornfields, above both Arizona’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Cornfields. Cornfields has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

320 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cornfields.

Work & commute

In Cornfields, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town

0%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 34 miles. The top destinations are St. Michaels (25%), Ganado (13%) and Gallup (5%). The typical journey to work for Cornfields comes to 24 minutes.

CornfieldsArizona townsU.S. towns
Median household income$24,000$69,000$80,000
Average trip to work24 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Cornfields0%
St. Michaels25%
Ganado13%
Gallup5%
Tempe4%
34 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Cornfields
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Cornfields: inland flooding

32risk score of 100

Nearly two thirds of Cornfields’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by lightning at 22%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingLightningCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Cornfields brings four seasons and hot summers

90°summer high

Cornfields’ midsummer high stands at 90°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–46°
Spring32–66°
Summer53–88°
Fall35–68°
Oct 10
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Cornfields stands out in Arizona and nationally: a larger share of its adults worry about having enough food

For adults in Cornfields, the share who have high blood pressure is 42%. Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Cornfields. This Arizona town does better than the Arizona average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 24.

CornfieldsArizona townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)41%21%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)29%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)24%13%12%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)24%16%17%
32 measures vs. Arizona
2 better6 too close to call24 worse
What stands outCornfieldsAZ
Fewer binge drinkers10.1%15.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure78.7%73.9%
More adults facing a utility shut-off25.6%7.2%
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
34.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cornfields

15pages on Cornfields
Getting set up

Moving to Cornfields: who provides what

Cornfields is unincorporated, so Apache County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNavajo Tribal Utility Authority16.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesApache CountyApache County provides services here
SchoolsGanado Unified DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereApache County RecorderApache County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8650586505 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.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cornfields for work

Where Cornfields’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → St. Michaels St. Michaels 25% 13% → Ganado Ganado 13% 5% → Gallup Gallup 5% 4% → Tempe Tempe 4% 4% → Snowflake Snowflake 4% 4% → Fort Defiance Fort Defiance 4% Cornfields · 0% stay
0jobs based in Cornfields
0%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cornfields; the nearest are

Questions about Cornfields

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