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15,715people live here $64,815median household income▼ 20% below US $1,010median rent per month▼ 29% below US $294,300median home value▼ 12% below US

Fort Mohave is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, AZ. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Fort Mohave

Fort Mohave is an unincorporated community in Arizona with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, and air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Fort Mohave deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, and extreme summer heat.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Short commutes
Clean air

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
Extreme summer heat
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Fort Mohave compares

Median household income

Fort Mohave$64,815

Arizona avg$79,964

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Fort Mohave$1,010

Arizona avg$1,543

US$1,413

Median home value

Fort Mohave$294,300

Arizona avg$394,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Fort Mohave

Based on Fort Mohave's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,020

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $40,400 a year
34% of Fort Mohave renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$58,860

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $29,430
Homes cost 4.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 29% below US

$1,010/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $1,010 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $294,300. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $294,300 · 34% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in Mohave County is 5.1%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Mohave County (county-wide)

Safety

222 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Fort Mohave doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1427/100k · Policed by Mohave County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 20% below US

21 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 20.9 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Carpool

13%

Other

4.5%

Work from home

2.9%

Walk

2.3%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 109°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 45°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 2.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 70% below US

11% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Castle Mountains National Monument (34 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Fort Mohave's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,010/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and people who want short commutes. It may be a harder fit for people who struggle with heat.

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