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Scenic is a small town of 1,379 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 31 miles from St. George, UT and 80 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,379people
$281kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
107° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,379
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 84 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 31 mi to St. George, UT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,772/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (185 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 95 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 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SGU airport
- 80 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,778 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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.