Concho, Arizona in the White Mountains

Come Enjoy the Country Life in Beautiful Concho AZ!

A unique community for retirement, golfing, ranch and family lifestyles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome!

General Info

Lifestyles

Recreation

Real Estate

Lodging

Climate/Geography

Directions/Distances

Concho Activity
Center

Historic Concho

Contacts/Links

Local Businesses

Concho Valley Country Club & Golf Course

Concho Elementary School

Livco Water & Sewer Company

Concho Farmer's Market

 

Lifestyles

Neighborhoods Businesses & Services Medical Facilites Employment


Neighborhoods in Concho

Concho is comprised of 3 types of developments: 

  • The master-planned development of Concho Valley centered around Concho Valley Golf Course and Concho Lake
  • The original town site, locally known as "Old Concho"
  • The ranchlands surrounding the village area


Concho Valley

In Concho Valley, different sections were developed for five types of lifestyles: 

Site-built home subdivisions, many with views of the lake, mountains and/or golf course;
Patio homes, Country Club Villas Creekside Townhomes next to the golf course and clubhouse (under construction)
Lakeside custom home subdivision,Concho West Shore on Concho Lake (under construction)

Manufactured home subdivisions, some with lake and/or mountain views;

1 to 20 acre parcels, with horse privileges and mountain views. 

Concho Valley is a great place for summer or winter second homes! Watch the real estate page for news and updates on the new subdivisions.

"Old" Concho

Old Concho property is mostly owned by descendents of the original founding families.  The homes in Old Concho are interspersed with small farms and ranches. Houses in the original townsite are a mixture of old homesteads and modern homes.  Century old adobe structures, cottonwood trees, and scenes of horse and sheep grazing in the fields of the little shell-shaped valley remind you that Concho is truly an American western town.

The Ranchlands

Outside of Concho, the ranch land is vast and varied.  All around Concho are large cattle and horse ranches that have been in families for generations. Interspersed amoung the large ranches are mini-ranches settled by modern homesteaders who have built their dream life in the American West under clear skies far away from the crowds.  Antelope, elk, eagles, and hawks are a common site in the ranchlands outside of town. A new subdivision, Windsor Valley Ranches, just south of Concho Valley is under construction. Windsor Valley Ranches is offering beautiful 10 acre homesites with close proximity to the highway and town.


 Looking to purchase property in Concho?

The vast majority of the properties in Concho Valley and Old Concho have water, telephone and power at the lot lines.  Some sections around the golf course and the new subdivisions have sewer service available.


The Concho Valley lots were sold by the original development company in the '70s and '80s and now many of these properties are available again from the original buyers and through realtors.  Contact any area realtor or any of the developers of the new subdivisions for a wide variety of homesite choices from country club to country homestead.

For more information and to see some examples of homes for sale, please visit the Real Estate page on this site.

 

The current population in town is approximately 1200 persons.  There has been a slow but steady growth as people have started to rediscover the Concho area. Concho is an unincorporated community encompassing 4 townships in Apache County.

 

Click here for a street map of the village of Concho.
(file is large and make take a couple of minutes to view)

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Businesses & Services

Concho already has many of the small businesses to make rural living comfortable.  There is a convenience store/gas station, 3 restaurants, a country club, a mini-storage, a volunteer fire department, a park with a ballfield, and many service businesses.  The Concho Activity Center is located next to the Post Office, The Activity Center is open as a gathering place for all ages and a central point for community events.

 

Concho Elementary School, a recently designated "A+ School of Excellence", is open for kindergarten through the 8th grade. The Post Office, library, and Volunteer Fire Department are located in Concho Valley.  Livco Water and Sewer Company is a local private utility serving most of Concho Valley and parts of Old Concho. The Lions Club maintains a town park with a ball field and playground.  Churches in town include Catholic, LDS, Baptist and non-denominational. A new library is currently under construction in Concho Valley along with an expansion of the Concho Elementary School.

 

Come grow with us! There is plenty of room left for new businesses and services with properties available for commercial development!

 

Retail stores, grocery shopping, banking, medical and professional services, auto dealerships are located in Show Low (30 minutes away) and in St. Johns (20 minutes away). High schools are located in St. Johns and Show Low.  Northland Pioneer College has campuses in Show Low, St. Johns and other towns around the White Mountains.

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Medical Facilities

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center is a 81-bed full service hospital located in Show Low. There is a wide range of medical practitioners, clinics, pharmacies and auxilliary medical services in Show Low, Lakeside and Pinetop.  Pharmacies include Walgreens and the major store pharmacies such as Safeway, K-Mart, Bashas and Walmart.  St. Johns has a medical clinic, the North Country Community Health Center, a pharmacy and a variety of medical professionals.  There is also a Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic in Show Low.

 

EMS service for Concho is based in St. Johns.  There is a helicopter and plane med-evac service based at the Show Low Municipal Airport.  If more specialized care is needed, Flagstaff is 2 hours away or Phoenix is 3.5 hours away. Phoenix has many major medical centers and research facilities including the Scottsdale Mayo Clinic.

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Employment

Although Concho itself does not currently offer many employment opportunities, the major employers for people living in Concho are only a 20 to 50 minute commute away.

The major places of employment for people living in Concho are:

Plus there are many small businesses, restaurants and tourist destinations within a 20 to 45 minute drive for other employment opportunites. For cottage industries and home-based businesses, there are several internet providers that provide both dial-up and broadband service to the Concho area.
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