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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Williams

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.

Down paymentRate%

Taylor$2,080/mo

Typical home $379K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.28% · or rent about $743/mo · Housing →

Williams$2,530/mo

Typical home $452K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $1,174/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Williams and Taylor.

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

Taylor places higher on 11 of 20 AZ lists

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.

Safety

–TaylorNot graded DWilliamsSafer than 11% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−TaylorBetter than 82% of districts in the state B−WilliamsBetter than 52% of districts in the state

Health

A−TaylorHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns B+WilliamsHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns

11Taylor

8Williams

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest property taxCost of living · 133 towns #17#94 Lowest obesityHealth · 140 towns #75#6 Shortest commuteGetting around · 140 towns #91#27 Best schoolsSchools · 117 towns #15#64 Most conserved landOutdoors · 132 towns #58#3 Lowest depressionHealth · 140 towns #109#52 Highest graduation rateSchools · 103 towns #14#54 Cheapest rentCost of living · 133 towns #15#65

Left end = #1 in Arizona. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Taylor’s rankings →

Where they are

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TaylorAZ WilliamsAZ

Taylor ↔ Williams131 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.

Only big differences vs Arizona average

TaylorWilliams

People

Population 4,183Highest 3,369Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.8%Lowest AZ: +11.9% +5.9%Highest AZ: +11.9%

Median age 41.6±10.4Highest 7% above AZ 41.5±5.8Lowest 6% above AZ

Taylor and Williams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.2%±8Lowest AZ: 21.6% 27.8%±7Highest AZ: 21.6%

Williams and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.1%±9.3Lowest AZ: 18.9% 22.7%±5.5Highest AZ: 18.9%

Williams and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.6%Highest AZ: 33.3% 24.8%Lowest AZ: 33.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.3Lowest AZ: 6.2% 1.5%±1.9Highest AZ: 6.2%

Williams and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $90,275±$23kHighest 13% above AZ $76,136±$19kLowest 5% below AZ

Taylor and Williams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,500±$44kLowest 22% below AZ $477,200±$42kHighest 21% above AZ

Rentmedian gross, monthly $743±$419Lowest 52% below AZ $1,174±$337Highest 24% below AZ

Williams and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $854Lowest 55% below AZ $2,011Highest 7% above AZ

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.7%±19.5Lowest AZ: 51.4% 63.5%±24.6Highest AZ: 51.4%

Below poverty line 14.3%Highest AZ: 12.5% 13.5%Lowest AZ: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Highest AZ: 67.4% 76.2%Lowest AZ: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than AZ 1993Lowest 1 yr newer than AZ

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 9% above AZ 20 minLowest 22% below AZ

Work from home 12.2%±10.2Highest AZ: 18.4% 11.3%±5.4Lowest AZ: 18.4%

Taylor and Williams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 11.2%Lowest 35.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.22Highest 0.91Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Snowflake (17%)Flagstaff (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WilliamsFew work in Taylor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 21.4%Lowest 79.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 19.4 miLowest 45.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.0Highest 5.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #15 of 117 in AZ #64 of 117 in AZ

School district Career Development Inc. (4400) · Snowflake Unified District (4391)Coconino Association for Vocation Industry and Tec (79381) · Heritage Elementary School (81076)

High school in town Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. - TaylorWilliams High School

Students per teacherat that high school 11.8Lowest 14.1Highest

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.

Taylor vs Williams

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Williams gets 52 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Williams

Taylor places higher on 11 of 20 AZ lists

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