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Bluewater is a tiny town of 897 people in La Paz County, Arizona. It's about 23 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 131 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $892 a month.
897people
$148kTypical home
$892/moRent
108° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
17Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 897
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 23 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 126 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,056 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to HII airport
- 131 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 24% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Paz County: R+44 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk