About Young
Young, AZ is a small unincorporated community located in central Arizona.
Young holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 47.79 square miles.
📰 Young News Today
- Hometown Inspiration: Noble Young-Blackgoat Embraces Larger Role Northern Arizona University Athletics · Aug 18
- Netflix developing reality show about young adults in Arizona 12News · Aug 14
- The mental health toll of social media on young people arizonadigitalfreepress.com · Aug 12
- US veteran lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days rescued by his own son The Guardian · Apr 24
- Arizona's oldest freeway is still pretty young. Here's how it started tucson.com · Aug 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Young Unique
- The only place in America named Young — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Arizona — one of 467 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.
🏫 Schools in Young
- Young Elementary School
- Young High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateArizona
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area47.79 sq mi
Coordinates34.1241, -110.9383