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Country around Quartzsite is a rural area of about 2,458 people in La Paz County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 119 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $836 a month.
2,458people
$136kTypical home
$836/moRent
107° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
19Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,458 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 62 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 30.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 19 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 120 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 73
- 5% of households have kids
- 69% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to HII airport
- 125 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 31% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 60 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.