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Parker Strip is a tiny town of 861 people in La Paz County, Arizona. It's about 19 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 127 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $724 a month.
861people
$221kTypical home
$724/moRent
108° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
24Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 861
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 275 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 19 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 24 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 116 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 64
- 13% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HII airport
- 135 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.