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Country around Wenden is a rural area of about 405 people in La Paz County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 84 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $802 a month.
405people
$96kTypical home
$802/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 405 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 59 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (208 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 97 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 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to HII airport
- 92 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,436 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.