White HillsAZ
A town of 286, settled in 1892.
Is White Hills a good place to live?
White Hills’ July high is 102°F, against 100°F in Arizona’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than White Hills. White Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
286 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in White Hills.
Top of a very high hazard risk in White Hills: inland flooding
47% of White Hills’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 43%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers: that is White Hills’ year
The January low here in White Hills is 39°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of White Hills’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them
Jobs in White Hills fell by 24 from 2013 to 2023, to 73. Most working residents leave White Hills for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Las Vegas (9%), Paradise (7%) and Enterprise (7%). Half commute less than 58 miles.
| White Hills | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy White Hills is
13% of adults binge drink in White Hills. The town beats the Arizona average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. In White Hills, 17% of adults have diabetes, and 19% report frequent physical distress. Only 5 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than White Hills.
| White Hills | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | White Hills | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.9% of White Hills
41 miles of trail. White Hills’ trail density is put at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| White Hills | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about White Hills
Hoover Dam and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi DamHoover Dam
Big draw31 mi National ParkGrand Canyon National Park4.4M visitors a year
40 mi LakeLake Las Vegas
10 mi National Recreation AreaLake Mead National Recreation Area6.1M visitors a year
39 mi AttractionGrand Canyon Skywalk
31 mi MuseumNevada Southern Railroad MuseumPhoto credits
Hoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Canyon National Park: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Las Vegas: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Andrew Cattoir, Public domain · Grand Canyon Skywalk: Complexsimplellc at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Nevada Southern Railroad Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to White Hills: who provides what
White Hills 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of White Hills; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 White Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Questions about White Hills
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