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The town has 1,676 residents and lies in Arizona.
Red Lake’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Only 7 of Arizona’s 207 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 9 have a lower midsummer high than Red Lake. 30% of the land in Red Lake is conserved, above both Arizona’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage and Laws Spring is on the National Register of Historic Places. Red Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Red Lake beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Red Lake | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 14.7% |
Where Red Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Red Lake is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Red Lake 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Red Lake.
Nearly three fifths of Red Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 26%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Red Lake who had a checkup this year: 76%. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Red Lake. The town beats the Arizona average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Red Lake | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Red Lake | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
13 miles of trail. Red Lake’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Red Lake, 2.2% of working residents work locally. For half of commuters, work is under 38 miles away. The median household income for Red Lake comes to $101,000. The top destinations are Flagstaff (21%), Williams (19%) and Phoenix (10%).
| Red Lake | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For households in Red Lake, the share who are owner-occupiers is 92%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Red Lake; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Red Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
CDP in Coconino County, Arizona
Red Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It is bordered to the south by the city of Williams. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Red Lake.
Red Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Red Lake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Red Lake with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $323,000, 22% 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−.