Living in Dolan Springs, AZ
Dolan Springs is a small town of 1,341 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 71 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,341people
$206kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
101° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,341
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 71 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,299/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 90 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
- 11% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 57 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BLD airport
- 59 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,399 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 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
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.