Whetstone ranks #29 in Arizona for conserved land
Whetstone is ranked on 28 lists against the 140 Arizona towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More year-round than 86% of Arizona
Not better or worse, just Whetstone’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Whetstone out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Whetstone lands in the top half on 5 of 17 lists
Each dot is Whetstone’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AZ, the right end is last. Areas where Whetstone does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for conserved land
Lists where Whetstone sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
The lists Whetstone does best on
Each list ranks every AZ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Whetstone marked.
Every AZ list, and where Whetstone lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Avenue B and C · 0.2 yrs
#37
Cheapest rent#1 Eagar · $494/mo
#99
Lowest property tax#1 Avenue B and C · $274/yr
#48
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Kingman-Butler · 35.7%
People
Most educated#1 Paradise Valley · 74.3%
#54
Youngest#1 Colorado City · 19.4
#82
Oldest#1 Sun City West · 74.8
#59
Most residents 65+#1 Sun City West · 85%
#65
Most kids#1 Colorado City · 46.1%
#77 Health
Healthiest#1 Kachina Village · 98 / 100
#109
Lowest obesity#1 Kachina Village · 21%
#88
Fewest smokers#1 Catalina Foothills · 6%
#112
Most active#1 Kachina Village · 12%
#94
Fewest uninsured#1 Paradise Valley · 4%
#43
Lowest depression#1 Sun City West · 14%
#109
Closest to a top hospital#1 Chandler · 1.7 mi
#103 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Star Valley · 93.3%
#29
Most trails#1 Pima · 5.8 mi / sq mi
#105
Most walkable#1 Litchfield Park · 177 / sq mi
#140 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Bagdad · 8.5 min
#140 Climate
Snowiest#1 Flagstaff · 90 in
Least snow#1 Cottonwood · 1.0 in
F
Mildest winters#1 Fort Mohave · 45.1°
#88
Hottest summers#1 Mohave Valley · 111.1°
#112
Coolest summers#1 Williams · 82.0°
#27
Longest growing season#1 Phoenix · 331 days
#63
Wettest#1 Kachina Village · 23 in
#32 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Heber-Overgaard · 55.6%
#120
Most new homes#1 Queen Creek · 28.4 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Avra Valley · +96.2%
#26
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Clifton · 22.2 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Cottonwood · 16.0 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Sedona · 20.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Cave Creek · 41.8 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Clarkdale · 6.9
The number on the right is Whetstone’s spot. All of Arizona’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AZ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.