Wide RuinsAZ
The town, home to 29 people, lies in Arizona.
Is Wide Ruins a good place to live?
Wide Ruins’ typical July afternoon high is 87°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 4 have a lower January low than Wide Ruins. Wide Ruins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
29 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wide Ruins.
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Wide Ruins’ year
A winter brings about 4 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The schools Wide Ruins’s kids attend
Wide Ruins Community School runs its public schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide Ruins Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 58 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Low risk in Wide Ruins, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Wide Ruins break down as 63% from inland flooding and 15% from lightning. Wide Ruins’ risk rating from FEMA stands at 39 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Wide Ruins have diabetes than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
Wide Ruins: just over one in ten adults binge drink. No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Wide Ruins. CDC measures, 32 in all: Wide Ruins beats Arizona on 3 and trails on 24. Only 6 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Wide Ruins.
| Wide Ruins | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Wide Ruins | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8% | 8.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.7% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wide Ruins
Moving to Wide Ruins: who provides what
Wide Ruins 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wide Ruins; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wide Ruins residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Questions about Wide Ruins
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wide Ruins, AZ a good place to live?
Wide Ruins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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