Half of Verde Village’s homes were built after 1988
More historic than 10% of U.S. towns · #90 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Most of Verde Village was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1973 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Verde Village is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #90 of 140 in Arizona. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Verde Village’s overall grade.
Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Verde Village’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Verde Village’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Another post office, Montezuma, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Verde Village, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Verde Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Verde Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 11,605 at the 2010 census. It is a retirement and bedroom community for Cottonwood.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 11,605 to 12,019 (+4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Verde Village, 1892 to 1973
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Verde Village.
1973Cottonwood sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Verde Village.
People over time
Verde Village, census by census
Between 10,610 and 12,019 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Verde Village’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Verde Village
Nobody well known was born in Verde Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Verde Village is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #90 of 140 in Arizona. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Verde Village?
1% of Verde Village’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1988.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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