Living in Country around Topock, AZ
Country around Topock is a rural area of about 1,555 people in Mohave County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 114 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 110°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $939 a month.
1,555people
$210kTypical home
$939/moRent
110° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
22Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,555 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 18 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,323/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 110°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 22 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 116 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 68
- 5% of households have kids
- 51% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HII airport
- 102 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.