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Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona

Dewey-Humboldt is a small town of about 4,600 people in Yavapai County, Arizona, about 4,600 feet above sea level. It has grown about 5% since 2020. A typical home costs about 6.4 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Phoenix, is about 66 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
4,604
up 5.1% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$426,900
Yavapai County prices up 10% since 2022
Household income
$66,535
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Prescott Valley area
98.3
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
8 miles
Prescott, AZ
To Phoenix
66 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 1.7% below the U.S. average in the Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 6.4 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Dewey-Humboldt itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town2 public schools: 1 elementary and 1 middle. No public high school in town: the nearest is Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC. - Prescott Valley, about 7 miles away.
  • A hospital close byExceptional Community Hospital Prescott in Prescott, about 8 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityPhoenix is about 66 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Dewey-Humboldt meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$426,900U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 10%Yavapai County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,340 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$66,535U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
89%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$1,882 a yearArizona: $1,879
Homes built before 1940
3%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
9%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
6%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
98.3U.S. average = 100 (the Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 10% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area, not Dewey-Humboldt alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
4,6042020: 4,380
Median age
53.2 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
33%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
22%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
22%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
0%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (16%); retail (14%); professional and business services (13%)
Unemployment rate
10%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
24 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
15%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
8%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Exceptional Community Hospital Prescott, Prescott, AZ, about 8 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

2 public schools in Dewey-Humboldt, run by Humboldt Unified District (4469). The nearest public high school is Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC. - Prescott Valley, about 7 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Arizona's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
59%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
90%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
24°F
July average high
90°F
Days 90°F or hotter
44 a year
Nights at or below freezing
128 a year
Rain and melted snow
16.5 inches a year
Snow
10 inches a year
Elevation
4,620 feet

Weather station: Prescott (11 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Exceptional Community Hospital Prescott, Prescott Valley, Phoenix.

Yavapai County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Tuzigoot National Monument21 miles
  • Montezuma Castle National Monument24 miles
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument60 miles

Read about Dewey-Humboldt's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Mayer, AZ (unincorporated)791 people, 7 miles
  • Spring Valley, AZ (unincorporated)1,673 people, 13 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.