Crystal BeachAZ
A town of 299.
Is Crystal Beach a good place to live?
Crystal Beach’s July high is 110°F, above both Arizona’s towns (100°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Among 141 Arizona towns, just 8 have a higher median age than Crystal Beach. Crystal Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
299 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Crystal Beach: who provides what
Crystal Beach is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crystal Beach.
Crystal Beach has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Crystal Beach for work: only 1% work in town. 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Crystal Beach, below both the Arizona town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Lake Havasu City (40%), Phoenix (10%) and Kingman (9%).
| Crystal Beach | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Crystal Beach
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Crystal Beach
Crystal Beach has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. The January low in Crystal Beach is 43°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Crystal Beach is
Crystal Beach beats the Arizona average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 27% of adults feel lonely in Crystal Beach.
| Crystal Beach | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Crystal Beach | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Crystal Beach
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Crystal Beach; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Crystal Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
99% of working residents leave Crystal Beach for work
Where Crystal Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Crystal Beach
Place in Arizona, United States
Crystal Beach is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 250 at the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Crystal Beach as a census-designated place (CDP).
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
Questions about Crystal Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crystal Beach, AZ a good place to live?
Crystal Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.