Half of Kaibab Estates West’s homes were built after 1996
More historic than 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Kaibab Estates West was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996.
About Kaibab Estates West’s history
How historic is Kaibab Estates West?
More historic than 4% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Kaibab Estates West’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Kaibab Estates West is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Kaibab Estates West’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Questions about Kaibab Estates West’s history
How does Kaibab Estates West rank for history?
Kaibab Estates West is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Kaibab Estates West?
0.0% of Kaibab Estates West’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.1 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1996.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.