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Quartzsite is a small town of 1,877 people in La Paz County, Arizona. It's about 58 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 123 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $836 a month.
1,877people
$136kTypical home
$836/moRent
109° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
19Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,877
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 58 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 39.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 19 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 120 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 74
- 4% of households have kids
- 67% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to HII airport
- 128 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 879 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 56 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.