Munds ParkAZ
The town was founded in 1876 and has 608 residents today.
Is Munds Park a good place to live?
52% of residents live below the poverty line in Munds Park, above both the Arizona town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 141 Arizona towns, just 5 have a higher median age than Munds Park. 88% of the land in Munds Park is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Coconino National Forest, at 12,557 acres with 39.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Munds Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
608 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Munds Park: who provides what
Munds Park 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Munds Park.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Munds Park
Munds Park’s concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile. 46 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coconino National Forest | 39.6 mi | 12,557 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
74% of residents are 65 or older
Here, 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 33% in Arizona as a whole.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Munds Park’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.5 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Munds Park | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 58.6% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 7% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.9% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.8% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Munds Park stands out in Arizona and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
58% of Munds Park’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 35%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Munds Park are worth about $582K, by Zillow’s estimate
In Munds Park, 84% of households are owner-occupiers. On the market locally: a median 66 days to sell.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Munds Park has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. Munds Park had 105 jobs in 2023, up 36 from 2013. Only 2% of working residents stay in Munds Park for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Flagstaff (39%), Phoenix (10%) and Tempe (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Munds Park
Only 10 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a lower July high than Munds Park. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, fewer of Munds Park’s adults have obesity
For adults in Munds Park, the share who report frequent physical distress is 13%. The town does better than the Arizona average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6. Among adults in the town, 26% feel lonely and 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Munds Park | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Munds Park | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Montezuma Castle National Monument and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Munds Park. Close and well known come first.
21 mi National MonumentMontezuma Castle National Monument320K visitors a year
28 mi MountainHumphreys Peak
12 mi MountainCathedral Rock
6 mi Canyon & gorgeOak Creek Canyon
15 mi National forestCoconino National Forest
30 mi National MonumentSunset Crater Volcano National Monument108K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Montezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Humphreys Peak: Bob Blasi; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oak Creek Canyon: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain
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Everything we know about Munds Park
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Munds Park; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Munds Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
98% of working residents leave Munds Park for work
Where Munds Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Munds Park
CDP in Coconino County, Arizona
Munds Park is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Munds Park sits at an elevation of 6,510 feet (1,980 m), and is surrounded by the Coconino National Forest. Munds Park was founded circa 1876, by rancher William Munds who settled in the area with his family. It is located just off Interstate 17, mile marker 323, and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,096. The Munds Park post office has the ZIP code 86017.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,591 ft
- ZIP code
- 86017
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Munds Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Munds Park, AZ a good place to live?
Munds Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.