10 Acres in Saint Johns, AZ - $14,500

Discover the perfect blend of natural beauty and boundless opportunity within this 10 acre property located just North of St. Johns Arizona. Boasting panoramic views of the majestic White Mountains, this land offers a rare chance to own a piece of Arizona. This property has easy access with county maintained graveled roads. The property is situated only 35 minutes from St. Johns is a charming pioneer town founded in the 1870s and still serves today as the County seat in Apache County. You'll find everything you need for your rural homestead there including grocery, hardware, automotive Stores, banks, restaurants, pharmacy, schools and churches. The 1,200 acre Lyman Lake is located 10 minutes south of St. Johns and features outstanding fishing, boating and lakeside hiking trails. The land has long range views of the surrounding mountains and hills. Access from the highway is maintained suitable for family cars. The residential, recreational and agricultural zoning allows livestock. The land surface is blanketed with a fine tillable sandy loam soil, ideal for the raising of vegetables and fruit trees. Apples, cherries, plumbs, pears and a host of garden vegetables thrive in this soil. Area gardeners produce abundant yields of corn, tomatoes, carrots, beans, peppers, squash, and lettuce throughout the areas warm spring and summer growing seasons. Livestock can comfortably graze the lands nutrient rich native grasses free of harmful surface rock. At an elevation of 6,000, the land enjoys a comfortable year-round climate. Outdoor work is rarely curtailed due to the weather. The winters here are mild, typically producing less than 18 of snow most of which falls at a rate of two to three inches per storm and melts into the soil within a day or two. The land is blessed with an average of 327 days of sunshine a year. The average high temperature in the coldest month of January is 50 degrees under sunny clear skies. Summer temperatures are mild with daytime highs averaging in the upper 80s. The summer lows average in the 70s. Summer temperatures see additional cooling with the arrival of the seasonal monsoon rains. Typically arriving in mid-July, these refreshing afternoon rains bring forth a profusion of colorful wildflowers and turn the ranch's lush native range grasses vivid green. Water is available by drilling a well in the massive Coconino Sandstone Aquifer positioned below the land or by hauling water from a free access well available to the owners of this property. Due to the abundance of groundwater, private wells are allowed in this part of Northern Arizona without permitting requirements. Ask to see 10 acres. $14,500. No qualifying, seller financing is available with ONLY $2,900 down and monthly payments of $364. Call First United Realty 602.264.0000 for more information or to schedule a time to walk this land and others like it in the area.