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Arizona›Mohave County

YuccaAZ

With 75 residents, this town was settled in 1902.

Is Yucca a good place to live?

43% of residents live below the poverty line in Yucca, above both Arizona’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a lower typical household income than Yucca. Yucca’s concentration of trails is 3.2 miles per square mile, where Arizona’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Yucca has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

75 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Getting set up

Moving to Yucca: who provides what

Yucca is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerUNS Electric17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterYucca Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMohave CountyMohave County provides services here
SchoolsYucca Elementary DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMohave County RecorderMohave County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8643886438 100%Census 2020

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 Yucca.

Housing

A typical Yucca home is worth about $290K

In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.4%. For households in Yucca, the share who live in a home they own is 71%.

$290KZillow home value

Typical home value

Yucca$290K
Arizona$417K
−2.4%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Yucca’s kids attend

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Yucca Elementary District.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Yucca Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–827A−

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Yucca: inland flooding

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 52% of Yucca’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to wildfires.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Yucca

Yucca’s midsummer high comes in at 105°F.

105°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–64°
Spring54–82°
Summer75–104°
Fall58–85°
Dec 2
typical first frost
Feb 18
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
105°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Yucca is

Only 5 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Yucca. Against the Arizona average, Yucca comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 15. In Yucca, a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress.

YuccaArizona townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)49%36%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%13%14%
32 measures vs. Arizona
4 better13 too close to call15 worse
What stands outYuccaAZ
Fewer binge drinkers12.1%15.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure82%73.9%
More adults with COPD16.1%6.6%
Colorado River Medical Center
26.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 6 of 1,425 acres
7.0 mi
of trails · 3.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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Everything we know about Yucca

17pages on Yucca
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Yucca; the nearest are

Questions about Yucca

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Yucca, AZ a good place to live?

Yucca has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.