Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Mohave County · Lake Havasu City-Kingman · population 59,037

Lake Havasu City, AZ
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57
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Lake Havasu City stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $464,630
1-year -1.1%
5-yr CAGR +3.6%
vs 5-yr peak -8.7%
Population +0.8%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$465k$213k$318k$424k$529k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
25/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
87/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,599/mo$1,282$1,488$1,695202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent103117100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 24.2
Lean rent

At a 24.2 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Lake Havasu City. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
44 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
56 · w22%
Distance from peak
49 · w18%
Population growth
61 · w16%
Rent YoY
69 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
77 · w10%
Long thesis

Lake Havasu City has held up across the cycle: home values at $464,630 with +3.6% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Lake Havasu City's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Lake Havasu City

Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, with an estimated population of 59,037. It anchors the Lake Havasu City-Kingman metro area. The population grew 0.8% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Lake Havasu City is $464,630 as of 2026-04, down 1.1% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.6% annual growth (-8.7% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Lake Havasu City average $1,599 per month, up 3.6% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 57 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Lake Havasu City has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Lake Havasu City (Wikipedia)

Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,144, up from 52,527 in 2010. It is served by Lake Havasu City Airport.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

Area46.38 sq mi
Elevation938 ft
Established1978
Nickname"LHC"
Density1233.17/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Mohave County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Mohave County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Lake Havasu City

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
65° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
106° / 79°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
286
~78% of year
Annual precip
14″ rain
2″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Lake Havasu City-Kingman area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
36%
Very dry climate
Median household income
$72,900
Arizona state median
Top industries (state-level)
HealthcareConstructionTech

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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