Del MuertoAZ
439 residents make their home in this town in Arizona.
Is Del Muerto a good place to live?
Del Muerto’s midpoint age is 60.3 years, above both Arizona’s towns (41.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Del Muerto. Del Muerto’s density of trails is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both the Arizona town median (1.1) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Del Muerto has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
439 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Del Muerto.
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NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Del Muerto: inland flooding
For Del Muerto, the risk rating from FEMA is 64 of 100. FEMA puts 79% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to lightning.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, more of Del Muerto’s adults smoke cigarettes
In Del Muerto, 37% of adults have obesity. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Del Muerto. Of 32 CDC measures, Del Muerto beats the Arizona average on 2 and trails it on 24.
| Del Muerto | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Del Muerto | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.9% | 37.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.6% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Del Muerto
Moving to Del Muerto: who provides what
Del Muerto is unincorporated, so Apache 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Del Muerto
About 6 of every 100 Del Muerto residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
About Del Muerto
CDP in Apache County, Arizona
Del Muerto is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,440 ft
- Area code
- 928
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