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Springerville vs LeChee

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

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Springerville, AZAn outdoors townArizona · 2,008 people
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LeChee, AZOne of the healthiest townsArizona · 1,307 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.

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 →
LeCheeOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about LeChee →
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.

Springerville$1,430/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.20% · or rent about $1,217/mo · Housing →
LeChee$580/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $753/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
B+SpringervilleBetter than 65% of districts in the state –LeCheeNot graded
Health
B+SpringervilleHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns DLeCheeHealthier than 10% 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
SpringervilleLeChee
Snow a year—3″
January low—26°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—226d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th31st
Outdoors & history
SpringervilleLeChee
Trails7 mi12 mi
Conserved land52.7%0.1%
Settled1876—
Famous people born here4—
Community
SpringervilleLeChee
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.

SpringervilleAZLeCheeAZ
Springerville ↔ LeChee221 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.

SpringervilleLeChee
People
Population 2,008Highest 1,307Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.4%Highest AZ: +11.9% -14.3%Lowest AZ: +11.9%
Median age 41.3±9.8Highest 6% above AZ 27.5±4.5Lowest 29% below AZ
Springerville and LeChee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.8%±4.7Lowest AZ: 21.6% 28%±3Highest 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+ 23.7%±3.9Highest AZ: 18.9% 7.8%±2.1Lowest AZ: 18.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.4%Highest AZ: 33.3% 9.1%Lowest AZ: 33.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.4Highest AZ: 6.2% 3.4%±2.2Lowest 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 $49,051±$5kLowest 39% below AZ $61,731±$12kHighest 23% 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 $202,200±$47kHighest 49% below AZ $86,100±$9kLowest 78% below AZ
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,217±$593Highest 21% below AZ $753±$59Lowest 51% 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 70.2%±23.1Highest AZ: 51.4% 35.9%±37.6Lowest 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 8.5%Lowest AZ: 12.5% 15.1%Highest AZ: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.2%Lowest AZ: 67.4% 87.1%Highest AZ: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than AZ 1992Highest same as AZ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 48% below AZ 21 minHighest 17% below AZ
Work from home 6.4%±3.8Highest AZ: 18.4% 0.9%±1.6Lowest AZ: 18.4%
Work in townworking residents 19.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 106.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.62Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Eagar (10%)Page (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LeCheeFew work in Springerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.7%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miLowest 12.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.7Highest 2.7Lowest
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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