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Living in Valle Vista, AZ

Valle Vista is a small town of 2,369 people in Mohave County, Arizona. It's about 68 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 97 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,369people
$280kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
100° / 59°Summer / winter
11"Snow
314Sunny days
41Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,369
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 198 people per sq mi
  • 97 mi to Las Vegas, NV
  • 68 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
  • 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $280k (≈$1,764/mo)
  • Median rent $1,021/mo
  • Median household income $46k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 100°F
  • Winter highs around 59°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
  • 314 sunny days a year (185 totally clear)
  • 51 cloudy days a year
  • 21 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 41 days a year with rain or snow
  • 11" of snow a year
  • 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 33 days a year over 100°F
  • 1 night a year 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 62
  • 9% of households have kids
  • 40% are 65 or older
  • 15% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 64 mi to HII airport
  • 86 mi to LAS (major hub)
  • 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 85% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1997
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 3,169 ft
  • 247 mi to the ocean
  • 32 mi to a big lake
  • 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 119 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 17 mi to the nearest campground
  • 2 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 3 bars within 25 mi
  • 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 58 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 30% of Arizona districts (reading)
  • 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 15 mi to the nearest vet
  • 16 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 70 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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