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Vicksburg is a tiny town of 555 people in La Paz County, Arizona. It's about 60 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 100 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $802 a month.
555people
$136kTypical home
$802/moRent
108° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
332Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 60 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 332 sunny days a year (223 totally clear)
- 33 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 113 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 69
- 10% of households have kids
- 48% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to HII airport
- 107 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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.