Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Prescott Valley’s weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $455K, 6.5 years of the Prescott Valley metro’s $70K median household income. Health is where it shines — it is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall, better than two fifths of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 64th of 139 in Arizona. 25% of the land here is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The city has 1 place on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 20 of Arizona’s 207 towns do better. Lynx Creek District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Prescott Valley beats most towns.
38,822 counted in 2010 and 46,785 in 2020; an estimated 52,423 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12.2% since 2020, after 20.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Prescott Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 244 in 1970, 46,785 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prescott Valley, and how to reach them.
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 Prescott Valley.
Prescott Valley carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Arizona (mostly inland flooding) and fares better on crime within Arizona than nationally, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
Fain Park, at 68 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 25 miles of trail wind through 23 parks and preserves. Prescott Valley’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fain Park | 1.8 mi | 68 |
| 2. Santa Fe Station Park | 0.4 mi | 37 |
| 3. Sunflower Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Humboldt Unified District. Three of its 23 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 6 public schools in Prescott Valley teach 2,693 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Traditional SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 747 | A− |
| Bradshaw Mountain High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,616 | C+ |
| Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott ValleyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 327 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 8,720 in 2013 to 11,945.
Prescott Valley’s typical journey to work comes in at 22 minutes. About one worker in four stays in Prescott Valley for work. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Prescott Valley grew to 11,945 in 2023, 3,225 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Prescott (24%), Phoenix (16%) and Scottsdale (3%).
| Prescott Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
30% of Prescott Valley residents are 65 or older. Population is up 12% locally since 2020, to 52,423 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In Prescott Valley, the age of the median resident is 49.2 years.
| Prescott Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| Median age | 49.2 years | 41.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 50.2, men 48.0.
| Prescott Valley | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.1% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.2% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.9% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 91% of Arizona towns, with expected losses of about $153 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1993, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Prescott Valley. For Prescott Valley, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 32 of 100. Federal aid has come to Prescott Valley households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2005. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 60% come from inland flooding and 23% from wildfires.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Prescott weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 44 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 82% of Arizona places with climate records. July afternoons average 91.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 75% of Arizona places with climate records; January nights average 26.3°.
The January low in Prescott Valley is 26°F. About 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Prescott Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 91°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 26°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Prescott Valley, 15% report frequent mental distress. The town does better than the Arizona average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. Two figures for adults locally: 33% sleep under 7 hours, 30% feel lonely.
| Prescott Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Prescott Valley | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.5% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 6.5 years of the Prescott Valley metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home (about $455K) costs more against local pay than in 77% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
Zillow values the typical Prescott Valley home at about $455,000, about the same as a year ago, 9% above the Arizona typical home. Its midpoint rent is $1,580 a month. On the market locally: a median 51 days to sell.
| Prescott Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,580 a month | $1,190 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 18.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 65% of Arizona’s graded towns.
The property crime rate for Prescott Valley comes to 6.8 per 1,000 residents. The rate of reported violence for Prescott Valley comes to 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Prescott Valley | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 11.1 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prescott Valley. Close and well known come first.
27 mi National MonumentMontezuma Castle National Monument320K visitors a year
34 mi MountainCathedral Rock
8 mi MuseumFort Whipple
33 mi National forestCoconino National Forest
40 mi Canyon & gorgeOak Creek Canyon
20 mi National MonumentTuzigoot National Monument86K visitors a yearMontezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Whipple: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Oak Creek Canyon: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tuzigoot National Monument: The original uploader was Jhugg at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Prescott Valley
About 4 of every 100 Prescott Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Town in Yavapai County, Arizona
Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Prescott. According to the 2020 United States census, Prescott Valley has a population of 46,785 residents.
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2 towns share a border with Prescott Valley.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Valley | #64 | C+ | C− | B− | B | B+ |
| Dewey-Humboldt | #109 | C− | C | — | B | B− |
| Prescott | #68 | C+ | C− | C | B+ | A− |
Dewey-Humboldt reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Prescott Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Prescott Valley grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #64 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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