Living in Country around Dolan Springs, AZ
Country around Dolan Springs is a rural area of about 1,462 people in Mohave County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,462people
$126kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
101° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,462 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 71 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 93 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,699 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 10% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 58 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BLD airport
- 60 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,186 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.