Community Profile
Population – 64,200. Source: 2007 Arizona Deparment of Economic Security
Employment Statistics = 5.8% unemployment as of October 2008.
Property Tax Rate = 8.77 (Rate per $100 per assessed value).
Sales Tax Rate = 8.326%
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||| Cost of Living
JULY 2007/JULY 2008 Annual Average for Flagstaff Cost of Living – ACCRA Cost of Living Index
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2007 |
2008 |
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Composite Index (100%) |
115.9 |
118.3 |
Grocery Items (12.49%) |
105.1 |
108.3 |
Housing (29.18%) |
153.2 |
163.5 |
Utilities (9.98%) |
94.8 |
92.9 |
Transportation (11.10%) |
105.1 |
105.1 |
Health Care (4.06%) |
105.4 |
99.7 |
Misc. Goods and Services (33.19%) |
100.2 |
96.8 |
||| Educational Levels - minimum
Census 2000
High School Graduates - 17.0%
Some College, no degree - 27.4%
Associate Degree - 5.9%
Bachelors Degree - 24.4%
Graduate Degree - 15.1%
||| Transportation
Infrastructure in Flagstaff
2 Interstates: Interstate-40, Interstate-17.
2 Railroad lines: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (Freight) and Amtrak (passenger).
1 Airport: Flagstaff Municipal Airport with 2 airlines offering daily flights to Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Drive/Shipping Time (hours)
Phoenix = 2.0 – 2.5
Albuquerque = 5.0 – 6.0
Salt Lake City = 8.0- 9.0
San Francisco = 12.5 – 13.5
Las Vegas = 3.5 – 4.5
El Paso = 10.0 – 11.0
Los Angeles = 7.0 – 8.0
||| Property Tax Rate
(Per $100.00 Assessed Valuation 2000)
Arizona Tax Research Foundation, 2000
AZ State Tax - $0.0000
Community College - 0.5947
County Fire District - 0.0812
Library - 0.1899
County - 0.8650
County Total - 1.7308
School District - 6.5585
City - 1.7127
Total $10.002
(Note: Property tax in Arizona is based on assessed valuation that is 25 percent of market value for industrial/commercial property.)
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||| Flagstaff Employment
Arizona Department of Economic Security,
annual average 2002
Labor Force - 36,250
Employment - 34,588
Unemployment - 1,662
Unemployment Rate - 4.6%
||| Wage Rates
2000 Arizona Department of Economic Security
Job Description / Mean Annual Wage
Ex. Sec./Administrative Asst. - $28,550
Automotive Mechanic - $33,660
Computer Systems Analyst - $46,920
Electrician - $30,140
Engineer, Civil - $49,460
Food Service Mgr. - $30,130
General Office Clerk - $18,370
Legal Secretary - $25,200
Registred Nurse - $45,720
Production Workers - $18,670
Sales Person, Retail - $16,370
Truck Operator, Light - $23,900
||| State and Local ales Tax as of July 1, 2008
State Transaction |
5.6% |
Coconino County Sales Tax |
1.125% |
City Sales Tax |
1.721% |
Total Retail Sales |
8.446% |
Restaurant & Bar |
10.446% |
Hotels |
10.458% |
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