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36.06° N · 112.16° W · GEOID 0428981

Grand Canyon Village

Coconino County, Arizona · part of the Flagstaff, AZ metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

ArizonaGrand Canyon Village, AZGrand Canyon VillageGrand Canyon Village

The short answer

Grand Canyon Village is home to 1,599 people. Median household income is $73,418 a year and median rent is $710 a month, 11.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $448,000, about 6.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$710
48% below the median place
Median household income
$73,418
9% below the median place
Median home value
$448,000
40% above the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
16% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Grand Canyon Village

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.1% a year while household income rose 1.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 92 Arizona places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places.
  • Households average 1.69 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 6.1 years of the median household's income, more than in 90% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 94 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Grand Canyon Village

Coconino County loses about 12.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,163
Moved out8,464
Net−1,301

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Maricopa County, AZ1,9522,233−281
Yavapai County, AZ521665−144
Pima County, AZ210359−149
Pinal County, AZ136147−11
Apache County, AZ148107+41

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Coconino County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
25.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 19.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Coconino County report $61,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,200.
Income you would need
$28,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $710 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,936 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $448,000.
Getting to work
9 minutes each way on average; 12.9% work from home; 1.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Kanab, UT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
19.8%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
25.3%
340% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-12.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGrand Canyon VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year125.3%340% above
Moved from another state119.8%above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-12.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$61,42213% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$63,20010% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.6%, 43% below the median place.

Grand Canyon Village11.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$28,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.6%
43% below the median place
Home price to income
6.1x
61% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$65,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
49% below the median place
Median year built1
1988
1% above the median place
Vacant homes1
22.0%
211% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGrand Canyon VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$71048% below
Rent to income111.6%43% below
Property tax rate10.5%49% below
Home price to income16.1x61% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7297% above
HUD area median income4County figure$106,0001% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,05137% below
Median home value1County figure$448,00040% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.3%28% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.9%20% above
Homeownership1County figure59.7%10% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.6%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,9363% above
Vacant homes1County figure22.0%211% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 9 min, 63% below the median place.

Mean commute1
9 min
63% below the median place
Poverty rate1
13.2%
23% above the median place
Income per person1
$44,349
11% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGrand Canyon VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$73,4189% below
Income per person1$44,34911% above
Unemployment1County figure5.7%16% above
Average annual pay6County figure$56,91514% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure66,29756% below
Poverty rate113.2%23% above
Mean commute19 min63% below
Works from home1County figure12.9%4% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.5%72% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 57.9%, 37% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
57.9%
37% below the median place
Household size1
1.7
32% below the median place
High school or higher1
94.4%
2% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureGrand Canyon VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5996646th largest
Median age141.05% above
Bachelor's or higher127.2%15% below
High school or higher194.4%2% above
Household size11.732% below
Born abroad1County figure5.0%44% below
No health insurance1County figure11.0%72% above
Homes with broadband157.9%37% below
05

Life in Grand Canyon Village

160 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k12.5 5.9×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k50.0 4.5×
Libraries per 10k25.0 28.8×
Named paths and bike trails65 km 32.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.4 11.3×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars30.2 +45%
Shops38.1 +26%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.9 +93%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.8 +13%
Child care centers0.8 −65%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
0.8
65% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
30.2
45% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
7.9
93% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGrand Canyon VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure64above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure16,401235% above
Students per teacher11County figure14.84% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure30.245% above
Shops per 10k8County figure38.126% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure7.993% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.813% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure0.865% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k912.5above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k950.0349% above
Libraries per 10k925.0above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails965.0above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi92.4above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure160above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Grand Canyon Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Annual precipitation12
12.7 in
71% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
99.4
62% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGrand Canyon VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure90°F4% above
January average low12County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation12County figure12.7 in71% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.22% above
Hurricane risk13County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure24.370% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.462% above
Heat wave risk13County figure63.929% below
Median air quality index14County figure467% above
Good air days14County figure70.1%2% above
08

Grand Canyon Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, up from 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$710/mo (2024)$940/mo$770 to $1,150/mo+4.8%
Median household income$73,418 (2024)$91,000$77,000 to $107,500+3.6%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Grand Canyon Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Kanab, UT$986$85,486Compare
Guntersville, AL$842$67,929Compare
Sheridan, WY$936$62,867Compare
Lewiston, ID$1,027$72,197Compare
Lewiston, IDSheridan, WYGuntersville, ALKanab, UTGrand Canyon Village, AZGrand Canyon VillageKanabGuntersvilleSheridanLewistonGrand Canyon VillageKanabGuntersvilleSheridanLewiston

Common questions

Is Grand Canyon Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.1% a year while household income rose 1.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 92 Arizona places. The median rent takes only 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Grand Canyon Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $448,000.

What salary do you need to live in Grand Canyon Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $28,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Grand Canyon Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kanab, UT, Guntersville, AL, Sheridan, WY and Lewiston, ID.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Grand Canyon Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Grand Canyon Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/grand-canyon-village-arizona

Citytistics. “Grand Canyon Village, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/grand-canyon-village-arizona/

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