So-HiAZ
A town of 648.
Is So-Hi a good place to live?
34% of residents live below the poverty line in So-Hi, against 12% in Arizona’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than So-Hi. So-Hi has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
648 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to So-Hi: who provides what
So-Hi 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 So-Hi.
Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in So-Hi
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
So-Hi has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave So-Hi for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, So-Hi has added 35 jobs, to 56 in 2023. The top destinations are Kingman (18%), Laughlin (10%) and Phoenix (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in So-Hi
So-Hi has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. At 97°F, So-Hi’s July high is below Arizona’s towns (100°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have diabetes in So-Hi than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country
19% of adults have diabetes in So-Hi. Only 5 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than So-Hi. 36% of adults have obesity in So-Hi.
| So-Hi | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | So-Hi | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 17.3% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about So-Hi
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of So-Hi
About 0 of every 100 So-Hi residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
99% of working residents leave So-Hi for work
Where So-Hi’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About So-Hi
CDP in Mohave County, Arizona
So-Hi is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 428 at the 2020 census, down from 477 in 2010.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Area code
- 928
Questions about So-Hi
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is So-Hi, AZ a good place to live?
So-Hi has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.