Kaibab Estates West’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Kaibab Estates West’s average commute is 41 minutes, above both the Arizona town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of Arizona’s 204 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $39K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. 22% of the land in Kaibab Estates West is conserved, above both the Arizona town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Kaibab Estates West has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingWeakestD⁻Walkability D⁻Jobs & income C⁻Hazard risk

How Kaibab Estates West grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Kaibab Estates West is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.5 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workD⁻Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listC⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $165K, 2.3 years of the Flagstaff metro’s $73K median household incomeA⁻Open →SchoolsBeat 71% of Arizona districts on tests and graduationB⁺Open →HealthVerde Valley Medical Center 45.7 miles awayB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors7 miles of trailsCOpen →HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonD⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Who lives hereMedian age 49.0; 9% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Small town

1,403 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Williams · 18 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Kaibab Estates West.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D⁻

Most of Kaibab Estates West’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them

0%work in town

The top destinations are Grand Canyon Village (19%), Phoenix (18%) and Tusayan (11%). Kaibab Estates West had 123 jobs in 2023, up 88 from 2013. Among residents in the town, 17% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 57 miles.

Where working residents work

In Kaibab Estates West0%

Grand Canyon Village19%

Phoenix18%

Tusayan11%

Flagstaff3%

57 mi

median commute distance

123

jobs based in Kaibab Estates West

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

D−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns

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The jobs here123 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Kaibab Estates West Commute times41 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 57 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsC

Kaibab Estates West’s grade for the outdoors is a C

21.9%conserved

6.7 miles of trail. Kaibab Estates West’s trail network density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.

21.9%

conserved · 3,150 of 14,409 acres

6.7 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

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Trail map6.7 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land21.9% conserved · 3,150 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Kaibab Estates West?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C⁻

Natural hazards: high risk in Kaibab Estates West, mostly inland flooding

70risk score of 100

FEMA puts 52% of Kaibab Estates West’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to avalanches. Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters22 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Kaibab Estates West has four seasons and hot summers

10″snow a winter

For Kaibab Estates West, the July high is 92°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–53°

Spring36–70°

Summer55–90°

Fall39–73°

Oct 15

typical first frost

May 10

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 24°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 14 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB⁻

On CDC estimates, Kaibab Estates West is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

55%healthier than U.S. townsB⁻Health Grade

The share of adults in Kaibab Estates West who have obesity: 27%. Of 32 CDC measures, Kaibab Estates West beats the Arizona average on 6 and trails it on 10. 13% of adults in Kaibab Estates West binge drink; 28% feel lonely.

	Kaibab Estates West	Arizona towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	27%	32%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	14%	16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	28%	31%	33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	31%	35%	36%

32 measures vs. Arizona

6 better16 too close to call10 worse

What stands out	Kaibab Estates West	AZ
Fewer binge drinkers	12.5%	15.3%
Fewer adults with obesity	26.6%	31.3%
More adults with COPD	10.7%	6.6%

Verde Valley Medical Center

45.7 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby45.7 miles to an ER · Verde Valley Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than AZ on 6 of 32

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

HousingCost of living grade A⁻

A home in Kaibab Estates West sells for about $200K at the median

$200Kmedian sale price

93% of Kaibab Estates West households are owner-occupiers.

homes sold in September

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.2 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kaibab Estates West

16pages on Kaibab Estates West

The big questions

SchoolsB⁺Beat 71% of AZ districts HealthB⁻Better than AZ on 6 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingA⁻Work & commuteD⁻$39K median household income · 123 jobs here Natural hazardsC⁻FEMA risk higher than 70% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC7 mi of trails · 22% conserved land PlacesAttractions24 nearby · Poozeum 18 mi LibraryAsh Fork Public Library Colleges

The story

Climate92° summer highs · 10″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

Getting set up

Moving to Kaibab Estates West: who provides what

Kaibab Estates West is unincorporated, so Coconino County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesCoconino CountyCoconino County provides services here

SchoolsAsh Fork Joint 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 hereCoconino County RecorderCoconino County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP code8632086320 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 Kaibab Estates West for work

Where Kaibab Estates West’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

123jobs based in Kaibab Estates West

0%of working residents work in town

57 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Kaibab Estates West; the nearest are

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Prescott45.6 mi$44,149 tuition Northern Arizona UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Flagstaff48.1 mi$13,009 in-state tuition Coconino Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Flagstaff48.7 mi$2,907 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Kaibab Estates West residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Kaibab Estates West

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kaibab Estates West, AZ expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $165,000, 60% below 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 A−.

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