City safety & data profile

FlagstaffAZ

Flagstaff, AZ is a 70K-resident city in Coconino County with a median household income of $71,512.

Coconino County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Flagstaff, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Flagstaff has a population larger than 87% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $552,900, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

70K
Population (place)
Top 13%
By size
$71,512
Median income (place)
$552,900
Median home (place)
18.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Flagstaff

Flagstaff posts a median household income higher than 39% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Flagstaff area.

Bottom 40%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Flagstaff

Where Flagstaff income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$71,512 Bottom 39% higher than 39% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Flagstaff $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in AZ

Population among 66 AZ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Phoenix is the largest AZ city on this list; Paradise Valley leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in AZ

Median household income among the same 66-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Paradise Valley posts the highest place-level median income in AZ; Phoenix is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Flagstaff, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Flagstaff sits inside Coconino County, Arizona, at roughly 35.20°N, -111.65°W. Population 70,320, $71,512 median household income. Median home value $552,900, median rent $1,645. Poverty rate 18.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Flagstaff, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

18.2% of Flagstaff, AZ residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Flagstaff costs around 7.7 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

13.3% of Flagstaff workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, high blood pressure departs furthest from its peer median: 21.6% in Flagstaff, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.3% of Flagstaff workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Flagstaff's median age is 25.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Flagstaff from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
70,320
Flagstaff · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$71,512
-20% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$552,900
+34% vs avg
Median Age (place)
25.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Coconino County): Flagstaff's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
145K+7%
Median Income
$72,966+47%
Median Home Value
$448,000+103%
Poverty Rate
16.8%-27%
Unemployment
5.6%-38%

Economics

Economics indicators for Flagstaff, AZ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,645/mo
Poverty Rate
18.2% +47% vs avg
Unemployment 5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 52.3%
Work From Home 13.3%
Public Transit 2.3%

Population

White 63.3%
African American 1.8%
Asian 2.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 12.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
31.9%
Obesity
22.4%
High Blood Pressure
21.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.2%
Binge Drinking
17.6%
Physical Inactivity
15%
Current Asthma
11.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.7%
Current Smoking
9.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.8%
Annual Checkup 66.1%

Other Measures

Diabetes
6.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
3.7%
Stroke
2.2%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER
FLAGSTAFF · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Flagstaff?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Flagstaff right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet AZ-FLAGSTAFF · Flagstaff

Flagstaff: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Flagstaff; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arizona state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Flagstaff, AZ? ▼
Flagstaff, AZ has a population of 70,320 people, located in Coconino County, Arizona.
What is the median household income in Flagstaff? ▼
The median household income in Flagstaff, AZ is $71,512 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 18.2%.
What is the median home value in Flagstaff? ▼
The median home value in Flagstaff, AZ is $552,900. Median rent is $1,645/month.
What are the top health concerns in Flagstaff? ▼
The top health indicators in Flagstaff include Short Sleep Duration (31.9%), Obesity (22.4%), High Blood Pressure (21.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Flagstaff? ▼
Flagstaff has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Flagstaff? ▼
The median age in Flagstaff, AZ is 25.9 years. 52.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Flagstaff, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (18.2% here).

Richmond, VA 18.2% Racine, WI 18.2% Baytown, TX 18.2% Elkhart, IN 18.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($71,512 here).

Big Bear City, CA $71,511 Oak Park, MI $71,510 Alvin, TX $71,477 Shepherdsville, KY $71,476

Compare Flagstaff with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Flagstaff's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Flagstaff area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Coconino County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.