Area data
Grand Canyon, AZ — ZIP 86023
Population: 1,970 (Census ACS)
3 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with lightning, winterweather, inlandflooding 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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 2
- School districts serving the area
- Coconino Association for Vocation Industry and Tec (79381), Grand Canyon Unified District (4194)
- Schools include
- CAVIAT - Grand Canyon High School, Grand Canyon Elementary, Grand Canyon High School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, winterWeather, inlandFlooding, wildfire, avalanche
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Relatively Moderate · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 96% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 53.8%
- 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
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 38.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 11.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 250
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 111
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 136
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Grand Canyon National Park (4 mi)
- National parks include
- Grand Canyon National Park, Wupatki National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 4
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) (1 mi)
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 36
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Housing built before 1970
- 23.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 11.6%
- Households with broadband internet
- 45.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 49,374
- Average weekly wage
- $925
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 226
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 86023?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, winterWeather, inlandFlooding, wildfire, avalanche.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 86023?
- Risk to homes is higher than 96% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 86023?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 86023?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 86023?
- 3 schools (1 elementary, 2 high) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 86023?
- Good. Median AQI: 46. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 86023?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.7 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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