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Salome is a tiny town of 730 people in La Paz County, Arizona. It's about 64 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 88 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $802 a month.
730people
$117kTypical home
$802/moRent
104° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
332Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 730
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 22 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 64 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 332 sunny days a year (223 totally clear)
- 33 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 100 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 78
- 8% of households have kids
- 71% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to HII airport
- 95 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,847 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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.