Another notable thing is that Parks is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Parks’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Because of many things, Parks is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Parks a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Parks has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Parks’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Parks has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Parks has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Parks than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Parks may be for you.
One downside of living in Parks is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Parks, the average commute to work is 33.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Parks is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Parks is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.73% of adults in Parks have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Parks in 2022 was $46,260, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,040 for a family of four. However, Parks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Parks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parks residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Parks include German, English, Irish, Danish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Parks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and Native American languages.
