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Fort Mohave is a small city of 15,715 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 38 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 94 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 110°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,715people
$294kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
110° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
19Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,715
- Part of a metro area
- About 941 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 38 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,856/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 110°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 19 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 128 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 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to HII airport
- 82 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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