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Blythe is a small city of 17,396 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 61 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 146 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $938 a month.
17,396people
$225kTypical home
$938/moRent
109° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
15Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,396
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 656 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 61 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (236 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 128 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (487 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to HII airport
- 109 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Riverside County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk