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A town of 1,142, settled in 1902. A regional job hub with 4,513 jobs.
St. Michaels’ weakest subject grade is a C− for health. 33% of working residents work locally in St. Michaels, above both Arizona’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 8 of Arizona’s 207 towns score higher on hazard risk. St. Michaels’ trail density is 3.3 miles per square mile, against 1.1 in Arizona’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 19 of Arizona’s 207 towns do worse. St. Michaels has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. Michaels beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far St. Michaels is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,119 in 1990, 1,384 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 2 maps from 1955 on.
St. Michaels 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.
Ordered by what stands out in St. Michaels.
About one in 3 of St. The average trip to work in St. Michaels is 30 minutes. Jobs based in St. Michaels grew to 4,513 in 2023, 4,372 more than in 2013.
| St. Michaels | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
18% of St. Michaels adults have diabetes. Michaels beats the Arizona average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 20% of St. Michaels adults report frequent physical distress.
| St. Michaels | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Michaels | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 15.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.3% | 73.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.5% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
St. Michaels’ July high is 87°F. Michaels has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Arizona average.
| St. Michaels | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 41.9 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| St. Michaels | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.3% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.7% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.2% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.7% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
13 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of St. Michaels; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 St. Michaels residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Where St. Michaels’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Apache County, Arizona
St. Michaels (Navajo: Tsʼíhootso) is a chapter of the Navajo Nation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The Navajo Nation Government Campus is located within the chapter at Window Rock. The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.