LindenAZ
A town of 2,502, settled in 1891.
Is Linden a good place to live?
Linden is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 30th of 139 graded towns in Arizona, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 69% of Arizona towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $98K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $411K, 7.5 years of the Show Low area’s $55K median household income. 64% of the land in Linden is conserved, above both Arizona’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 8 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Linden.
97% of working residents leave Linden for work
Where Linden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Linden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Linden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Linden: who provides what
Linden is unincorporated, so Navajo 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Linden.
Linden keeps more of its land conserved than most of Arizona and sends most of its workers to Show Low and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Linden
Its 12,228 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 93% of Arizona towns.
70 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. At 2.3 miles per square mile, Linden’s trail density is above both the Arizona town median (1.1) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Linden earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by the Show Low Unified District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 208 | B+ |
| Sequoia Village SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 173 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Linden’s working residents commute to Show Low
Linden has 228 jobs for its 968 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Linden for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Show Low (37%), Phoenix (9%) and Pinetop-Lakeside (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Linden | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Linden earns a B+ for health
11% of Linden adults binge drink. Linden beats the Arizona average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 29% of Linden adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Linden | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Linden | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.3% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Linden has four seasons and pleasant summers
Linden has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Linden is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wildfire leads a high hazard risk in Linden
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Linden sells for about $726K at the median
At 7.5 years of the Show Low area’s $55K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 85% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Linden
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Linden; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Linden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Linden
Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States
Linden is an unincorporated community located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, just west of the city of Show Low. It is situated atop the Mogollon Rim at an elevation of over 6,000 feet. The community was evacuated in June 2002 due to the Rodeo-Chediski fire, which eventually consumed part of Linden, destroying a number of homes. Linden is generally made up of larger ranches and rural subdivisions, including Cheney Ranch and Timberland Acres. As an unincorporated community with few businesses, many Linden residents make their livings in or around the city of Show Low. Linden's former fire district has been merged into the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District, along with those of S…
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,280 ft
- Area code
- 928
Linden’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Linden.
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Questions about Linden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Linden, AZ a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Linden grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #30 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools.
Is Linden, AZ expensive?
The typical home is worth about $411,000, 1% 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 B−.