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LeChee vs Springerville

221 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16.2× in Springerville) and home values (2.3× in Springerville).

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LeChee, AZOne of the healthiest townsArizona · 1,307 people
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Springerville, AZAn outdoors townArizona · 2,008 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LeCheeOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about LeChee →
SpringervilleAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.7% conserved land7.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Work826 jobsbased in Springerville, a regional job hub Housing$265K typical home37% below the AZ typical home All about Springerville →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker16.2×
Springerville is more of a job hub
Springerville 1.62LeChee 0.10
Home values2.3×
Homes cost more in Springerville
Springerville $202,200LeChee $86,100
Street grid4.3×
Springerville has the more walkable street grid
Springerville 11.7LeChee 2.7
Conserved land+52.6 pts
Springerville has more conserved land
Springerville 52.7%LeChee 0.1%
Age 65++15.9 pts
Springerville has more people 65 and up
Springerville 23.7%LeChee 7.8%
Work in town+19.8 pts
More of Springerville’s workers stay in town
Springerville 19.8%LeChee 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Springerville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

LeChee$580/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $753/mo · Housing →
Springerville$1,430/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.20% · or rent about $1,217/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Springerville and LeChee.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Arizona ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–LeCheeNot graded B+SpringervilleBetter than 65% of districts in the state
Health
DLeCheeHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns B+SpringervilleHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LeCheeSpringerville
Snow a year3″—
January low26°F—
July high97°F—
Growing season (days)226d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st45th
Outdoors & history
LeCheeSpringerville
Trails12 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.1%52.7%
Settled—1876
Famous people born here—4
Community
LeCheeSpringerville
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

221 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LeCheeAZSpringervilleAZ
LeChee ↔ Springerville221 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LeCheeSpringerville
People
Population 1,307Lowest 2,008Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.3%Lowest AZ: +11.9% -12.4%Highest AZ: +11.9%
Median age 27.5±4.5Lowest 29% below AZ 41.3±9.8Highest 6% above AZ
Springerville and LeChee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28%±3Highest AZ: 21.6% 20.8%±4.7Lowest AZ: 21.6%
LeChee and Springerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.8%±2.1Lowest AZ: 18.9% 23.7%±3.9Highest AZ: 18.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.1%Lowest AZ: 33.3% 23.4%Highest AZ: 33.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±2.2Lowest AZ: 6.2% 4.7%±3.4Highest AZ: 6.2%
Springerville and LeChee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,731±$12kHighest 23% below AZ $49,051±$5kLowest 39% below AZ
LeChee and Springerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,100±$9kLowest 78% below AZ $202,200±$47kHighest 49% below AZ
Rentmedian gross, monthly $753±$59Lowest 51% below AZ $1,217±$593Highest 21% below AZ
Springerville and LeChee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $410 78% below AZ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.9%±37.6Lowest AZ: 51.4% 70.2%±23.1Highest AZ: 51.4%
Springerville and LeChee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Highest AZ: 12.5% 8.5%Lowest AZ: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest AZ: 67.4% 76.2%Lowest AZ: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest same as AZ 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than AZ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 17% below AZ 13 minLowest 48% below AZ
Work from home 0.9%±1.6Lowest AZ: 18.4% 6.4%±3.8Highest AZ: 18.4%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 19.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 106.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Page (26%)Eagar (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringervilleFew work in LeChee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 52.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miHighest 7.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 11.7Highest
Schools
School district —Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog (78786)
High school in town —NAVIT - Northland Pioneer College SPE
Arizona average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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