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A town of 2,477, settled in 1936.
Window Rock’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Window Rock’s trail network density is 2.5 miles per square mile, against 1.1 in Arizona’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Window Rock has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Navajo Nation Council Chamber and St. Michael's Mission. Window Rock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Window Rock beats most towns.
Where Window Rock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Window Rock is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1935.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Window Rock 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 Window Rock.
Among 141 Arizona towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Window Rock. This Arizona town beats the Arizona average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. The share of adults in Window Rock who worry about having enough food: 30%. Also worth knowing: 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor locally, above both the Arizona town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%).
| Window Rock | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Window Rock | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.8% | 37.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.2% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The Window Rock Unified District runs its public schools. Its only public school teaches 64 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'OltaLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 64 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Half commute less than 5 miles. Jobs based in Window Rock fell to 50 in 2023, 5,733 fewer than in 2013. Window Rock: 25% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are St. Michaels (36%), Fort Defiance (20%) and Gallup (6%).
| Window Rock | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Window Rock sits below 78% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 57% come from inland flooding and 18% from lightning.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The midpoint age for Window Rock comes to 34.6 years. People 65 and older are just over one in ten residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide).
| Window Rock | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 22% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.6 years | 41.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
59% women, 41% men
About 69 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.7 points). Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Window Rock | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.6% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.9% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest park or preserve is Navajo Tribal Fairground, at 78 acres. 13 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Window Rock Tribal Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 2. Navajo Tribal Fairground | — | 78 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Window Rock; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Window Rock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
2 places in Window Rock on the National Register of Historic Places.
Capital of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, United States
Window Rock, known in Navajo as Tségháhoodzání (pronounced [tsʰéɰáhòːtsání]), is a city and census-designated place that serves as the capital of the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American tribe by both land and tribal enrollment. The capital lies in Apache County, and is within the boundaries of the St. Michaels Chapter, adjacent to the Arizona and New Mexico state line. Window Rock is the site of the Navajo Nation governmental campus, which contains the Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President, and many Navajo government buildings. Window Rock's population was 2,500 at the 2020 census. It is estimated to reach ar…
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One town shares a border with Window Rock.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window Rock | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
| St. Michaels | — | — | C+ | — | C | C− |
Window Rock and St. Michaels have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Window Rock and St. Michaels report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Window Rock with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
