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%

Williams$2,530/mo

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

Springerville$1,430/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.20% · or rent about $1,217/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,090 a month, about $13,100 a year, between Williams and Springerville.

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.

Safety

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

Schools

B−WilliamsBetter than 52% of districts in the state B+SpringervilleBetter than 65% of districts in the state

Health

B+WilliamsHealthier than 72% 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

WilliamsSpringerville

Snow a year65″—

January low21°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)135d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 45th

Outdoors & history

WilliamsSpringerville

Trails46 mi 7 mi

Conserved land79.3%52.7%

Settled1881 1876

National Register places6 —

Archive photos24 —

Famous people born here—4

Community

WilliamsSpringerville

Library hours a week43 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

179 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WilliamsAZ SpringervilleAZ

Williams ↔ Springerville179 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

WilliamsSpringerville

People

Population 3,369Highest 2,008Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.9%Highest AZ: +11.9% -12.4%Lowest AZ: +11.9%

Median age 41.5±5.8Highest 6% above AZ 41.3±9.8Lowest 6% above AZ

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

Kids under 18 27.8%±7Highest AZ: 21.6% 20.8%±4.7Lowest AZ: 21.6%

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

Age 65+ 22.7%±5.5Lowest AZ: 18.9% 23.7%±3.9Highest AZ: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Highest AZ: 33.3% 23.4%Lowest AZ: 33.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.9Lowest AZ: 6.2% 4.7%±3.4Highest AZ: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $76,136±$19kHighest 5% below AZ $49,051±$5kLowest 39% below AZ

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $477,200±$42kHighest 21% above AZ $202,200±$47kLowest 49% below AZ

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,174±$337Lowest 24% below AZ $1,217±$593Highest 21% below AZ

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,011Highest 7% above AZ $410Lowest 78% below AZ

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.5%±24.6Lowest AZ: 51.4% 70.2%±23.1Highest AZ: 51.4%

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

Below poverty line 13.5%Highest AZ: 12.5% 8.5%Lowest AZ: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.2% AZ: 67.4% 76.2% AZ: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 1 yr newer than AZ 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than AZ

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 22% below AZ 13 minLowest 48% below AZ

Work from home 11.3%±5.4Highest AZ: 18.4% 6.4%±3.8Lowest AZ: 18.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 35.5%Highest 19.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Lowest 1.62Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Flagstaff (15%)Eagar (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringervilleFew work in Williams

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 79.3%Highest 52.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 45.8 miHighest 7.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.7Lowest 11.7Highest

Schools

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

School district Coconino Association for Vocation Industry and Tec (79381) · Heritage Elementary School (81076)Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog (78786)

High school in town Williams High SchoolNAVIT - Northland Pioneer College SPE

Students per teacherat that high school 14.1 —

Arizona average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Williams vs Springerville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,090 more a month in Williams

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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