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Colorado City is a small town of 2,702 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 33 miles from St. George, UT and 136 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,702people
$281kTypical home
$2,420/moRent
95° / 49°Summer / winter
12"Snow
296Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,702
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 303 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 33 mi to St. George, UT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,772/mo)
- Median rent $2,420/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k)
- Low property crime (950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 19
- 60% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SGU airport
- 135 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,948 ft
- 358 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.