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34.71° N · 111.99° W · GEOID 0479830

Verde Village

Yavapai County, Arizona · part of the Prescott Valley, AZ metro

ArizonaVerde Village, AZVerde VillageVerde Village

The short answer

Verde Village is home to 11,930 people. Median household income is $69,331 a year and median rent is $1,173 a month, 20.3% 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 $354,200, about 5.1x annual median household income.

Verde Village stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places we track. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 0.5% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 93% of places its size.

24OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Verde Village scores better than 24% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 62nd of 92 in Arizona.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%37
Economy 20%46
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%9
Education 10%40
Commute 10%79
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,173
14% below the median place
Median household income
$69,331
14% below the median place
Median home value
$354,200
11% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below 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 Verde Village

  • How it is changingHousehold income rose 5.8% a year while rent rose 2.8% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 85% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Verde Village

Yavapai County gains about 17.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in14,084
Moved out10,765
Net+3,319

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$89K
Leavers$69K

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

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Yavapai County report $89,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$46,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,173 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,530 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $354,200.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 8.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lynchburg, Moore County, TN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.8%
42% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.4%
6% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
17.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureVerde VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.4%6% below
Moved from another state12.8%42% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure17.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$89,43227% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$68,7532% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.5%, 49% below the median place.

Verde Village20.3%
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
$46,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.3%
0% below the median place
Home price to income
5.1x
34% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Verde Village, $1,173 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Verde Village, but easier on the budget

Places that match Verde Village on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Lynchburg, Moore County, TN9415.2% vs 20.3%n/aCompare
Soddy-Daisy, TN9416.7% vs 20.3%$9,900Compare
Halls, TN9215.5% vs 20.3%$24,900Compare
Lakehills, TX9113.9% vs 20.3%$25,600Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
49% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,630
50% below the median place
Homeownership1
80.0%
21% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureVerde VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,17314% below
Rent to income120.3%0% below
Property tax rate10.5%49% below
Home price to income15.1x34% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.33% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5504% below
HUD area median income4County figure$92,20014% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,63050% below
Median home value1$354,20011% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.6%17% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.1%7% above
Homeownership180.0%21% above
Renters paying 30%+150.9%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,53018% below
Vacant homes1County figure11.8%68% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place
Works from home1
8.5%
32% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$69,331 −14%
Poverty rate13.1% +22%
Income per person$36,086 −10%
Unemployment4.7% −4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureVerde VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$69,33114% below
Income per person1$36,08610% below
Unemployment14.7%4% below
Average annual pay6County figure$56,60114% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure71,32953% below
Poverty rate113.1%22% above
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home18.5%32% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 47.7 years old, older than in 92% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
22.7%
255% above the median place
Median age1
47.7
22% above the median place
Household size1
2.4
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband90.1% −2%
Bachelor's or higher27.4% −15%
High school or higher91.5% −1%
Born abroad8.0% −9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureVerde VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population111,9303606th largest
Median age147.722% above
Bachelor's or higher127.4%15% below
High school or higher191.5%1% below
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad18.0%9% below
No health insurance122.7%255% above
Homes with broadband190.1%2% below
05

Life in Verde Village

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places we track.

138 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k3.4 −64%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −20%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Tuzigoot National Monument 5 miles
  • Montezuma Castle National Monument 11 miles
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument 42 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.1 +1%
Shops31.7 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.2 +27%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.7 +27%
Child care centers0.9 −61%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
4.5
85% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
0.9
61% below the median place
Public schools12
101
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureVerde VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure101above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure23,538381% above
Students per teacher12County figure17.413% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.75% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.227% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.727% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure0.961% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k93.464% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.620% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site104.585% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles104100% above
National Register listings11County figure138above (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 Verde Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Wildfire risk14
99.6
63% above the median place
July average high13
94°F
9% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureVerde VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure94°F9% above
January average low13County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature13County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation13County figure15.2 in65% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.71% above
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure32.760% below
Wildfire risk14County figure99.663% above
Heat wave risk14County figure85.06% below
Median air quality index15County figure479% above
Good air days15County figure65.9%4% below
08

Verde Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Verde Village does better than 38% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 82%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,173/mo (2024)$1,490/mo$1,220 to $1,820/mo+4.1%
Median household income$69,331 (2024)$88,500$75,000 to $104,500+4.1%
Median home value$354,200 (2024)$522,000$379,000 to $719,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 5.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

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

09

Places like Verde Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Vero Beach South, FL$1,314$73,420Compare
Montrose, CO$1,197$70,386Compare
Laconia, NH$1,224$73,218Compare
Cañon City, CO$997$64,787Compare
Cañon City, COLaconia, NHMontrose, COVero Beach South, FLVerde Village, AZVerde VillageVero Beach SouthMontroseLaconiaCañon CityVerde VillageVero Beach SouthMontroseLaconiaCañon City

Places built like Verde Village

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Verde Village performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Verde Village, AZ20.3%5.8%/yrn/a
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV21.0%8.1%/yrn/aCompare
Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ18.8%2.7%/yrn/aCompare
Montrose, CO20.4%8.8%/yr6.2%Compare
Chino Valley, AZ24.5%4.3%/yr6.3%Compare
Camp Verde, AZ18.4%11.8%/yr2.4%Compare
Show Low, AZ22.1%5.4%/yr6.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Verde Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 24 out of 100, better than 24% of the places we rate and 62nd of 92 in Arizona. Household income rose 5.8% a year while rent rose 2.8% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 85% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 40 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Verde Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.3% 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 $354,200.

What salary do you need to live in Verde Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Verde Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Vero Beach South, FL, Montrose, CO, Laconia, NH and Cañon City, CO.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Verde Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Verde Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/verde-village-arizona

Citytistics. “Verde Village, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/verde-village-arizona/

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