Cold semi-arid
Prescott Valley, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 48k · 5,016 ft elevation
Living in Prescott Valley
Prescott Valley has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Prescott Valley is an outdoor hub: about 62% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Prescott Valley at a glance
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 5,016 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,688 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $376k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,471/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 306 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 694 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 62%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,822 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 26°F | 1.2″ | 1.9″ | 241 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 29°F | 1.3″ | 3.1″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 34°F | 1.0″ | 2.5″ | 300 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | 0.4″ | 336 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 47°F | 0.5″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 63°F | 1.9″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 62°F | 2.5″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 54°F | 1.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | 0.9″ | 259 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 1.4″ | 227 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology