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Mesquite Creek is a tiny town of 548 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 35 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 96 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 111°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $2k a month.
548people
$218kTypical home
$1,567/moRent
111° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 548
- Part of a metro area
- About 536 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 35 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,567/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 111°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 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 (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,699 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 18% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HII airport
- 84 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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