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The town, home to 1,599 people, lies in Arizona.
Grand Canyon Village’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, an A− for walkability, and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Grand Canyon Village’s average commute is 9 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 141 Arizona towns, just one has a lower home-ownership rate than Grand Canyon Village. 100% of the land in Grand Canyon Village is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. No town in Arizona scores higher than Grand Canyon Village on history. The biggest place to walk is Grand Canyon National Park, 14,959 acres with 56 miles of trail. Grand Canyon Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Grand Canyon Village beats most towns.
El Tovar Hotel
Census counts: 1,499 in 1990, 1,784 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
14 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Grand Canyon Village is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grand Canyon Village. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town National ParkGrand Canyon National Park4.4M visitors a year
33 mi WaterfallHavasu Falls
25 mi Scenic railwayGrand Canyon Railway
19 mi LookoutDesert View Watchtower
24 mi National forestKaibab National Forest28 mi Theme parkBedrock CityGrand Canyon National Park: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · Havasu Falls: Gonzo fan2007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Canyon Railway: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Desert View Watchtower: Mav at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kaibab National Forest: Kaibab National Forest, Public domain
Grand Canyon Village 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 Grand Canyon Village.
For Grand Canyon Village, the concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile. 57 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. The town’s parks and preserves take up 16,946 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand Canyon National Park | 56 mi | 14,959 |
| 2. Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument | 0.8 mi | 1,987 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Grand Canyon Unified District. Also worth knowing: 2 public schools serve Grand Canyon Village, with 258 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 178 | C+ |
| Grand Canyon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 80 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Tusayan (15%), Phoenix (13%) and Flagstaff (5%). Only 18% of working residents stay in Grand Canyon Village for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Grand Canyon Village dropped by 280, to 1,044. The median commute is under 68 miles.
| Grand Canyon Village | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 56% of residents (36% statewide); people 65 and older are 2% of residents (19% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 27% have a four-year degree or more, against 33% across Arizona.
| Grand Canyon Village | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 41 years | 41.9 years | 40.5 years |
Somewhere between 38% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grand Canyon Village’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.2 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Grand Canyon Village | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.5% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.4% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 25.2% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.9% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 11.6% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.5% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 23.1% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Grand Canyon Village than in 70% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from inland flooding and 15% from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About 43 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 20° and July afternoons rise to 85°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Across all 32 CDC measures, Grand Canyon Village beats Arizona on 9 and trails on 14. 67% of Grand Canyon Village adults had a checkup this year. Two figures for adults locally: 28% have high blood pressure, 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Grand Canyon Village | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 75% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Grand Canyon Village | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.7% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Grand Canyon Village; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 Grand Canyon Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Where Grand Canyon Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
14 places in Grand Canyon Village on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Arizona, United States
Grand Canyon Village is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 2,004 at the 2010 Census. Located in Grand Canyon National Park, it is wholly focused on accommodating tourists visiting the canyon. Its origins trace back to the railroad completed from Williams, to the canyon's South Rim by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1901. Many of the structures in use today date from that period. The village contains numerous landmark buildings, and its historic core is a National Historic Landmark District, designated for its outstanding implementation of town design. The Grand Canyon Village Historic District…
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