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City in Mohave County, Arizona

Bullhead City

$294kMedian Home
355Sunny Days/yr
86°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 42k· Elev. 558 ftWikipedia

Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, 97 miles (156 km) south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City. Bullhead City is located at the southern end of Lake Mohave.Wikipedia

State Context

ArizonaU.S. state

Arizona is a landlocked state in the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 counties.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 2.50%Avg sales tax: 8.37%Property tax: 0.51%

About the Region

Desert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$294k
Median Home Price
Rent burden39% of income
Household Income
$47k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
3/10
Internet
Fiber
34%
Cable
90%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
355
sunny days per year
97% of the year
Avg High Temp
86°F
annual average
Comfort Score
45/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
48°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
4"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population42k
Altitude558 ftabove sea level
Median Age52 yrs
College Educated12%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home6%of workforce
Poverty Rate19%

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