New Kingman-ButlerAZ
This town in Arizona has a population of 13,993. Home to Mohave Community College.
Is New Kingman-Butler a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. Health is its weak spot (D): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 86% of the country. It lags on incomes as well (D): the median household income is $41K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $119K, 2.1 years of the Lake Havasu City metro’s $58K median household income. The overall grade comes out at D, better than 15% of U.S. towns. That places it 118th of 139 in Arizona. New Kingman-Butler has 1 place on the National Register. On the outdoors, just 9 of Arizona’s 207 towns do worse.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places · USGS PAD-US.
What makes New Kingman-Butler stand out
Where New Kingman-Butler beats most towns.
Mohave Community College calls New Kingman-Butler home
How New Kingman-Butler grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far New Kingman-Butler is from typical.
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Moving to New Kingman-Butler: who provides what
New Kingman-Butler is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Kingman-Butler.
New Kingman-Butler is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
New Kingman-Butler’s grade for health is a D
Against the 2,656 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Kingman-Butler’s, it is healthier than 58%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
New Kingman-Butler: 19% of adults report frequent physical distress. Only 10 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than New Kingman-Butler. The share of adults in New Kingman-Butler who get no exercise outside work is 33%, against 24% in Arizona’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. Against the Arizona average, New Kingman-Butler comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 23.
| New Kingman-Butler | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | New Kingman-Butler | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Kingman-Butler’s public schools trail 62% of Arizona districts
Its two schools are below. The Kingman Unified School District runs its public schools. 2 public schools serve New Kingman-Butler, with 688 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerbat ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 677 | C− |
| WAVE - Mohave Community CollegeLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
The median household income in New Kingman-Butler is lower than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
New Kingman-Butler has 815 jobs for its 4,602 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
3% of working residents work locally in New Kingman-Butler. The share of residents in New Kingman-Butler who live below the poverty line is 21%, where Arizona’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Kingman (33%), Phoenix (10%) and Lake Havasu City (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
| New Kingman-Butler | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In New Kingman-Butler, expect four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons average 98.1°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34°.
The January low for New Kingman-Butler comes to 34°F.
| New Kingman-Butler | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in New Kingman-Butler, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, New Kingman-Butler sits above 65% of U.S. communities. New Kingman-Butler has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2013. Expected losses in New Kingman-Butler break down as 63% from inland flooding and 15% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in New Kingman-Butler sells for about $264K at the median
At 2.1 years of the Lake Havasu City metro’s $58K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 90% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $563, against $1,879 across Arizona, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The midpoint rent in New Kingman-Butler is $1,018 a month. The share of households in New Kingman-Butler who own their home: 66%. Sellers in New Kingman-Butler got 99.4% of the asking price, typically.
| New Kingman-Butler | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,018 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Kingman-Butler
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Kingman-Butler
About 4 of every 100 New Kingman-Butler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
97% of working residents leave New Kingman-Butler for work
Where New Kingman-Butler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Kingman-Butler
CDP in Mohave County, Arizona
New Kingman-Butler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, directly north of and bordering the city of Kingman. The population was 12,907 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,340 ft
New Kingman-Butler’s neighbors
One town shares a border with New Kingman-Butler.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kingman-Butler | #118 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Kingman | #122 | D | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
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Questions about New Kingman-Butler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Kingman-Butler, AZ a good place to live?
New Kingman-Butler grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #118 of 139 in Arizona. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Is New Kingman-Butler, AZ expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $119,000, 71% below the Arizona typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.