Timberline-FernwoodAZ
This town in Arizona has a population of 1,973.
Is Timberline-Fernwood a good place to live?
Timberline-Fernwood’s best subject grade is an A for health; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Timberline-Fernwood, above both the Arizona town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 11 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. 56% of the land in Timberline-Fernwood is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Coconino National Forest, at 3,498 acres with 27.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Timberline-Fernwood has 1 place on the National Register. Timberline-Fernwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Timberline-Fernwood stand out
Where Timberline-Fernwood beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Timberline-Fernwood | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 14.7% |
99% of working residents leave Timberline-Fernwood for work
Where Timberline-Fernwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Timberline-Fernwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Timberline-Fernwood is from typical.
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Moving to Timberline-Fernwood: who provides what
Timberline-Fernwood 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 Timberline-Fernwood.
Timberline-Fernwood keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
28 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. For Timberline-Fernwood, the trail network density is 2.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coconino National Forest | 27.6 mi | 3,498 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Timberline-Fernwood stands out in Arizona and nationally: a smaller share of its adults get no exercise outside work
For adults in Timberline-Fernwood, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Timberline-Fernwood.
| Timberline-Fernwood | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 24% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Timberline-Fernwood | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Timberline-Fernwood faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 62% of Timberline-Fernwood’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to wildfires. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, fewer of Timberline-Fernwood’s residents live below the poverty line
1.4% of Timberline-Fernwood working residents work locally. Employers in Timberline-Fernwood added 84 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 211. For Timberline-Fernwood, the median household income is $125,000. The top destinations are Flagstaff (57%), Phoenix (7%) and Doney Park (6%).
| Timberline-Fernwood | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $125,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Timberline-Fernwood
Its peak summer temperature is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Timberline-Fernwood sells for about $680K
The share of households in Timberline-Fernwood who own their home: 95%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Humphreys Peak and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Timberline-Fernwood. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MountainHumphreys Peak
3 mi National MonumentSunset Crater Volcano National Monument108K visitors a year
8 mi Ski areaArizona Snowbowl53 runs · 2,368 ft vertical
18 mi MountainRoden Crater
10 mi National MonumentWalnut Canyon National Monument153K visitors a year
15 mi National MonumentWupatki National Monument130K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Humphreys Peak: Bob Blasi; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Arizona Snowbowl: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Roden Crater: Unknown, Public domain · Walnut Canyon National Monument: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wupatki National Monument: SeanMD80 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Timberline-Fernwood
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Timberline-Fernwood
College town 18 of every 100 Timberline-Fernwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Timberline-Fernwood
CDP in Coconino County, Arizona
Timberline-Fernwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It is bordered to the south by the community of Doney Park and is on U.S. Route 89, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Flagstaff. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 6,782 ft
Timberline-Fernwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Timberline-Fernwood.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline-Fernwood | — | — | C+ | — | B | A |
| Doney Park | #49 | B− | C | — | B | A |
Timberline-Fernwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Timberline-Fernwood and Doney Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Timberline-Fernwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Timberline-Fernwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Timberline-Fernwood, AZ expensive?
The typical home is worth about $621,000, 49% above 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 C+.