Lazy Y UAZ
A town in Arizona, home to 481 people.
Is Lazy Y U a good place to live?
Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Lazy Y U. Lazy Y U has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lazy Y U.
Lazy Y U faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
The FEMA hazard score for Lazy Y U comes to 80 of 100, above both Arizona’s towns (69 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts nearly half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 41% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Lazy Y U work out of town
In Lazy Y U, 1.4% of working residents work locally, against 10% in Arizona’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Its average trip to work is 33 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 39 miles. The top destinations are Kingman (29%), Phoenix (12%) and McConnico (6%).
| Lazy Y U | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Lazy Y U, expect four seasons and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high for Lazy Y U comes to 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lazy Y U is
Among adults in Lazy Y U, 12% binge drink. Against the Arizona average, Lazy Y U comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 11. Two figures for adults locally: 26% feel lonely, 12% report frequent mental distress.
| Lazy Y U | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lazy Y U | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.8% | 12% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 8.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.3% of Lazy Y U
20 miles of trail. The trail network density in Lazy Y U is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Lazy Y U | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lazy Y U
Moving to Lazy Y U: who provides what
Lazy Y U 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.
99% of working residents leave Lazy Y U for work
Where Lazy Y U’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lazy Y U
About 0 of every 100 Lazy Y U residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Lazy Y U
Census-designated place in Arizona, United States
Lazy Y U is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 474 at the 2020 census, up from 428 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,455 ft
- Area code
- 928
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