Your Guide to Buying a Home in Flagstaff, AZ

Buying a Home in Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff is located in Coconino County

Flagstaff is a year-round mecca for visitors. Many Arizonans maintain second homes here. Summer temperatures average 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix which is 146 miles south on Interstate 17. In winter there is skiing, ice skating and hunting.

Flagstaff has long been a transportation hub. Located along an old wagon road to California, Flagstaff began after the railroad arrived in 1881. Today the town links I-40 to I-17, Highway 89 to Page and Utah, and Highway 180 to the Grand Canyon. Historic Route 66 passes through Flagstaff.

Flagstaff’s name comes from a tall pine tree made into a flagpole in 1876 to celebrate the Declaration of Independence Centennial. New scientific and high tech research and development industries have located in Flagstaff. Approximately 16,000 students attend Northern Arizona University. More than 100,000 people do business in Flagstaff, both in the historic downtown area and at several shipping centers. Most of Flagstaff is a designated Enterprise Zone.

Flagstaff and the surrounding areas are abundant with attractions. The Grand Canyon is the top area attraction with some 5 million visitors annually. Other popular sites nearby are the dormant volcanoes at Sunset Crater National Monument, the Indian ruins at Wupatki and Walnut Canyon, Meteor Crater (the world’s largest), Oak Creek’s red rock canyons and Monument Valley. The San Francisco Peaks attract people all year. Aspen forests sport bright yellow colors in the fall and wild flowers appear each spring. In winter, there is abundant snow.