Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,761.
Fort Valley’s best subject grade is an A+ for health; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 70% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fort Valley, against 24% in Arizona’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On health, just 5 of Arizona’s 207 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. 89% of the land in Fort Valley is conserved, above both Arizona’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Coconino National Forest, at 40,836 acres with 231.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Fort Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fort Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Fort Valley | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 13.2% |
Where Fort Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Fort Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1966 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Fort Valley is unincorporated, so Coconino 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Valley.
241 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Fort Valley’s trail density is 3.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coconino National Forest | 231.2 mi | 40,836 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22% of adults have obesity in Fort Valley. Only 9 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Fort Valley. 30% of adults have high blood pressure in Fort Valley.
| Fort Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fort Valley | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Fort Valley for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Fort Valley is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Fort Valley grew to 402 in 2023, 89 more than in 2013.
| Fort Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a lower July high than Fort Valley. Fort Valley has cold winters and cool summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fort Valley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Valley. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MountainHumphreys Peak
2 mi Ski areaArizona Snowbowl53 runs · 2,368 ft vertical
11 mi National MonumentSunset Crater Volcano National Monument108K visitors a year
28 mi MountainRoden Crater
39 mi Scenic railwayGrand Canyon Railway
35 mi MountainCathedral RockHumphreys Peak: Bob Blasi; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Arizona Snowbowl: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Roden Crater: Unknown, Public domain · Grand Canyon Railway: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Valley
About 3 of every 100 Fort Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
CDP in Coconino County, Arizona
Fort Valley is a census-designated place in the southern portion of Coconino County in the state of Arizona, United States. Fort Valley is located on the border with the city of Flagstaff. The population as of 2010, was 779.
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2 towns share a border with Fort Valley.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley | — | — | D | — | B | A+ |
| Flagstaff | #82 | C | D | C− | B | A− |
| Bellemont | — | — | B− | — | B | A+ |
Fort Valley and Bellemont have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fort Valley and Bellemont report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fort Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $905,000, 117% above the Arizona typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
