AZ area data
Houck, AZ
Houck, AZ.
Population: 1,218 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Houck, AZ is $48,400. 1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, wildfire, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 0.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$48,400
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $48,400
- 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
- Pine Springs Day School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, wildfire, winterWeather, inlandFlooding, landslide
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 90% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 80.5%
- 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
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 36.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 8.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 14
- Days with Good air quality
- 350
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 2
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 57
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (31 mi)
- National parks include
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Petrified Forest National Park, El Morro National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 4
- Nearest airport
- Window Rock Airport (24 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Hospitals include
- FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL, SAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ZUNI COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.5 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Housing built before 1970
- 22.9%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 23.6%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,143
- Households with broadband internet
- 24.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,084
- Average weekly wage
- $988
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 91
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Houck, AZ?
- $48,400.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Houck, AZ?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, wildfire, winterWeather, inlandFlooding, landslide.
- What is the wildfire risk in Houck, AZ?
- Risk to homes is higher than 90% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Houck, AZ?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Houck, AZ?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Houck, AZ?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in Houck, AZ?
- Good. Median AQI: 14. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Houck, AZ?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.7 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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