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Bullhead City is a small city of 42,496 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 46 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 86 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 110°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
42,496people
$212kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
110° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
18Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 716 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 46 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,334/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 110°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 133 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,621 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to HII airport
- 74 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mohave County: R+56 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk