Sedona, AZ

Sedona’s 2023 population estimate was 9,819, and the Census reports the city’s median household income and housing profile on its QuickFacts page (Census QuickFacts^[1]). For a practical home-price anchor, the city’s Census profile shows a median home value of $708,400 (CensusDepth^[2]), which is above the retiree target band. Arizona’s state income tax is flat rather than city-specific, and Sedona does not have a separate local income tax; the city page itself does not publish a city income tax rate (Sedona city info^{[3?] (unconfirmed source)}).

Northern Arizona Healthcare says its Sedona campus provides 24-hour emergency care, cancer treatment, primary care, and specialty care on a 43-acre West Sedona campus (Northern Arizona Healthcare^[4]). The Sedona medical page also notes that Flagstaff Medical Center and Verde Valley Medical Center are the system’s inpatient hospitals, while Sedona residents rely on local practitioners and urgent care for routine needs (Visit Sedona healthcare^[5]). Medicare Advantage plan specifics for Sedona were not confirmed.

NOAA-based normals for the Sedona station show annual precipitation of 17.12 inches, with average highs of 94.1°F in June, 96.9°F in July, and 94.2°F in August (NOAA normals summary^[6]). Winter is mild for Arizona high country, with January average highs of 58.3°F and lows of 34.0°F, which supports year-round outdoor living but makes some nights chilly (NOAA normals summary^[6]). The same source characterizes the comfortable outdoor season as most of the year, with summer heat concentrated in the mid-day hours and winter very usable for golf and hiking (NOAA normals summary^[6]).

The FBI Crime Data Explorer is the correct source for UCR/NIBRS crime reporting, but no Sedona city dataset page or county trend table is given here (FBI UCR/CDE overview^[7]). Agency participation and completeness matter after 2021, so a crime-score site or estimate is not used here. If you want the crime picture for a relocation decision, the next step should be a CDE city or county table for Sedona’s reporting agency or, if unavailable, a county-level proxy from Arizona sources.

Sedona’s median listing price is about $1.06M, and Realtor.com shows homes taking a median 101 days on market, with listings down 7.22% year over year and days on market up 49.31% year over year (Realtor.com^[8], Realtor.com^[9]). Zillow’s median list price is slightly higher at $1,074,667 and its median days to pending is 29 days, which suggests the best-priced homes can still move faster than the overall market (Zillow^[10]). Sedona does have active-adult options, including Sedona Shadows in the city and several nearby 55+ communities in Cornville, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood (Re/Max Sedona^[11]).

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is described as the closest commercial airport to Sedona, at roughly 25 miles and about 40 minutes by car via Oak Creek Canyon (Sedona airport guide^[12]). The Flagstaff airport page says FLG currently offers multiple daily flights to Phoenix and flights to Dallas-Fort Worth on American Airlines (Flagstaff Airport^[13]), which is useful for connection travel but not the same as a full hub. Direct service to Midwest and East Coast destinations was not verified.

Sedona’s own golf guide says the area has a handful of championship-quality public courses and that the courses are playable year-round, with summer highs near the low 90s and winter highs around 58°F (Visit Sedona golf^[14]). The same guide identifies Sedona Golf Resort, Oakcreek Country Club, Canyon Mesa Country Club, and Seven Canyons as the core local golf options, and notes that Seven Canyons is private while the others are public or semi-private in character (Visit Sedona golf^[14]). Hiking, red-rock trail access, and general outdoor recreation are major strengths, but greens fees and public-course counts within a strict 30-minute drive are not given here.

Census QuickFacts lists Sedona’s July 1, 2023 population at 9,819 (Census QuickFacts^[1]). CensusReporter’s ACS-based profile shows a median age of 58.2 and population of 9,777, which fits a retiree-oriented market rather than a family-growth market (CensusReporter Sedona^{[15?] (unconfirmed source)}). Sedona’s compact, tourism-oriented downtown and red-rock setting are major amenities, but a verified walkability score is not given here.

FEMA’s National Risk Index is county-based, and the Coconino County results show an overall risk score of 94.2 and a 'Relatively Moderate' overall rating, with wildfire and riverine flooding among the leading modeled hazards (FEMA NRI county profile via summary source^[16]). A second county summary shows wildfire, inland flooding, lightning, earthquake, and winter weather as the top hazard drivers, with wildfire expected annual loss around $29 million and riverine flooding around $86 million (Coconino County risk summary^[17]). Sedona’s median AQI has trended from 45 in 2020 to 47 in 2024 and 2025, and ozone and PM2.5 are the main pollutants with wildfire smoke periodically contributing to poor days (Sedona AQI summary^[18]).