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Lazy Y U is a tiny town of 481 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 48 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 105 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $494k and rent runs about $1k a month.
481people
$494kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
4"Snow
314Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 481
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 48 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $494k (≈$3,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (185 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 46 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 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HII airport
- 93 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,406 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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.