Area data
Solomon, AZ — ZIP 85551
Population: 361 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, drought, heatwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 0.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 567.6 (+0.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $18.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Solomon Elementary School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, drought, heatWave, wildfire, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively High · wildfire: Relatively Moderate · winterWeather: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 92% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 47.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 66.0°F
- Average high
- 82.0°F
- Average low
- 49.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 8.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site (50 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Safford Regional Airport (SAD) (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Hospitals include
- NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., MT. GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Housing built before 1970
- 32.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 15.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,167
- Households with broadband internet
- 61.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,480
- Average weekly wage
- $1,028
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 133
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 85551?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, drought, heatWave, wildfire, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 85551?
- Risk to homes is higher than 92% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 85551?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 85551?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 85551?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 85551?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.7 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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