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Homes in Flagstaff
Flagstaff's 31,994 homes are a mix: 42% detached houses, 42% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 9% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 37% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 28% are older than that and 34% newer. The median home dates from 1992. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 42%.
Of the 23 Arizona cities we have census figures for, Flagstaff has the second-highest share of apartments. Nationally, Flagstaff's homes are newer than those in 76% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
6% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Apartments and condos
42% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Rounded drywall corners
72% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Shallow openings
34% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Flagstaff weather and your shutters
At Flagstaff Pulliam AP, AZ (4 mi away), July averages a high of 82°F and December a low of 16.9°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 3 days a year reach 90°F, 202 nights fall to freezing and 22.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around August and least in June.
Among the Arizona cities we have climate normals for, Flagstaff has the most freezing days and the most precipitation.
That's more freezing nights than in 100% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 32 min on the longest day to 9 h 47 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 78° above the horizon in June and 31° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Flagstaff Pulliam AP, AZ (temperature) and Flagstaff 4.0 E, AZ (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43.4°F | 17.6°F | 2.2 in |
| Feb | 45.7°F | 19.6°F | 2.1 in |
| Mar | 52.2°F | 23.8°F | 2.3 in |
| Apr | 59.2°F | 28.2°F | 1.3 in |
| May | 68.1°F | 34.6°F | 0.8 in |
| Jun | 79.1°F | 42.5°F | 0.4 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 51.4°F | 2.4 in |
| Aug | 79.3°F | 50.6°F | 3.7 in |
| Sep | 74.1°F | 42.5°F | 1.8 in |
| Oct | 63.6°F | 31.5°F | 1.7 in |
| Nov | 52.1°F | 23°F | 1.6 in |
| Dec | 43°F | 16.9°F | 2.3 in |
Cold winters
With 202 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Flagstaff
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Flagstaff
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Flagstaff’s own figures.
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