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La Paz Valley is a tiny town of 579 people in La Paz County, Arizona. It's about 65 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 124 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $802 a month.
579people
$222kTypical home
$802/moRent
108° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
18Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 579
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 65 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 18 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 121 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
- 14% of households have kids
- 59% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to YUM airport
- 129 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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.