Rough RockAZ
With 465 residents, it is a town in Arizona.
Is Rough Rock a good place to live?
Only 5 of the 134 Arizona towns we compare have a lower typical rent than Rough Rock. Rough Rock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
465 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rough Rock.
The schools Rough Rock’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to Rough Rock Community School. The town’s only public school teaches 230 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Rock Community SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 230 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Few of Rough Rock’s working residents work in town
Rough Rock’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Arizona town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just over a fifth of Rough Rock residents live below the poverty line; even so, only 6 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a lower middle household income than Rough Rock. The top destinations are Chinle (18%), Phoenix (8%) and Flagstaff (8%).
| Rough Rock | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rough Rock has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Rough Rock break down as 71% from inland flooding and 20% from lightning. Rough Rock’s risk rating from FEMA is 28 of 100, below both Arizona’s towns (69 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Rough Rock
Its peak summer temperature comes in at 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, more of Rough Rock’s adults say their health is fair or poor
Among 141 Arizona towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Rough Rock. In Rough Rock, 25% of adults report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Rough Rock beats Arizona on 3 and trails on 26. 31% of adults in Rough Rock smoke cigarettes; 20% have diabetes.
| Rough Rock | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Rough Rock | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 15.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 28.2% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Rough Rock is conserved land
12 miles of trail. Rough Rock’s concentration of trails comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rough Rock
Moving to Rough Rock: who provides what
Rough Rock is unincorporated, so Apache 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.
100% of working residents leave Rough Rock for work
Where Rough Rock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rough Rock; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Rough Rock residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
About Rough Rock
CDP in Apache County, Arizona
Rough Rock (Navajo: Tséchʼízhí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 414 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,280 ft
- Area code
- 928
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