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Lake Havasu City is a mid-size city of 58,359 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's part of the Lake Havasu City, AZ area. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $455k and rent runs about $1k a month.
58,359people
$455kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
107° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
19Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,359
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,259 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- In the Lake Havasu City, AZ area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $455k (≈$2,872/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 19 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 127 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (298 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,054 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HII airport
- 119 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 978 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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