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Country around Bouse is a rural area of about 1,203 people in La Paz County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 106 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $802 a month.
1,203people
$140kTypical home
$802/moRent
106° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
332Sunny days
27Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,203 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 45 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$881/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 332 sunny days a year (223 totally clear)
- 33 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 118 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 75
- 12% of households have kids
- 61% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to HII airport
- 113 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,529 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 75 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.