Best PlacesMohave Valley, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mohave Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mohave Valley ranks 34,500th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mohave Valley
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mohave Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mohave Valley ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 200 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 77% of towns
Where Mohave Valley ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mohave Valley
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mohave Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,046; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mohave Valley's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mohave Valley
Mohave Valley runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mohave Valley.
Who works in Mohave Valley, and how
Work in Mohave Valley centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mohave Valley
Mohave Valley has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mohave Valley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mohave Valley, month by month
Mohave Valley sees roughly 200 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 113 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 91° | 76° | 60° |
| July | 113° | 101° | 86° |
| October | 91° | 77° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Mohave Valley
The nearest airport, Boulder City Municipal, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mohave Valley
Schools across Mohave Valley average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Topock Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Camp Mohave Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mohave Valley Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Cruhsd AcademyF · 10% proficient
- River Valley High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mohave Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mohave Valley measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mohave Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mohave Valley
Is Mohave Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mohave Valley ranks 34,500th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mohave Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,663. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $63,046 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Mohave Valley safe?
Mohave Valley is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare Mohave Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mohave Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mohave Valley represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mohave Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mohave Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mohave Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mohave Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mohave Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mohave Valley detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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