Wagon WheelAZ
A town of 1,716.
Is Wagon Wheel a good place to live?
Wagon Wheel’s best subject grade is a B+ for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 7 have a lower July high than Wagon Wheel. Wagon Wheel’s trail density is 3.9 miles per square mile, above both Arizona’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). Wagon Wheel has 1 place on the National Register. Wagon Wheel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Wagon Wheel has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
1,652 counted in 2010 and 1,856 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Wagon Wheel grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Wagon Wheel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wagon Wheel: who provides what
Wagon Wheel is unincorporated, so Navajo 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 Wagon Wheel.
Most of Wagon Wheel’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Wagon Wheel for work: only 3% work in town. At 16 minutes, Wagon Wheel’s average trip to work is below both the Arizona town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Wagon Wheel fell to 314 in 2023, 51 fewer than in 2013.
| Wagon Wheel | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Arizona overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (36% statewide). 30% of residents are 65 or older in Wagon Wheel. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Arizona.
| Wagon Wheel | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.6 years | 41.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 22% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Wagon Wheel | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.3% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.2% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.8% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.6% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.2% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.9% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Wagon Wheel has set aside 23.9% of its land for conservation
9.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Wagon Wheel is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Wagon Wheel beats the Arizona average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 29% of Wagon Wheel adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Wagon Wheel.
| Wagon Wheel | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Wagon Wheel | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wagon Wheel
Wagon Wheel has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Wagon Wheel’s January low is 20°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wagon Wheel faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Wagon Wheel sell for about $379K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wagon Wheel
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wagon Wheel; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Wagon Wheel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
97% of working residents leave Wagon Wheel for work
Where Wagon Wheel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wagon Wheel
CDP in Navajo County, Arizona
Wagon Wheel is a census-designated place in Navajo County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 1,652 at the 2010 census. It is located between Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Area code
- 928
Wagon Wheel’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Wagon Wheel.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Wheel | — | — | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Show Low | #102 | C− | C− | D | B+ | B+ |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | #120 | D | C− | D | B | A− |
Wagon Wheel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wagon Wheel reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Wagon Wheel with a neighbor →
Questions about Wagon Wheel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wagon Wheel, AZ expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $320,000, 23% 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 C−.