What is the cost of living in Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 94.1, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 79.8, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,365/month.

What is the median salary in Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

The median salary in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is $57,908 annually (mean: $61,640). Top occupations include Cashiers, General and Operations Managers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

The violent crime rate in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman area is 429 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1786 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

The state of AZ has 2,186 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17:1. Charter schools make up 25.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Lake Havasu City-Kingman?

Infant center-based childcare in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman area averages $11,301 per year. Preschool averages $8,667/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Lake Havasu City-Kingman a good place to relocate?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman has a Life Score of 41.5/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Lake Havasu City-Kingman sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Lake Havasu City-Kingman ranks #265 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

LiveAbility 46.6/100 places Lake Havasu City-Kingman #265 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

94.1
Cost index (US=100): $1,365
2BR rent / mo: $57,908
Median salary: 46.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Lake Havasu City-Kingman ranks #265 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (46.6/100), with its strongest marks in air quality and low hazard.

#265
of 387 US metros · Near median: 7,582,384
metro-area population: 429
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,186
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (20/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Lake Havasu City-Kingman ranks #265 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 94.1 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,365/mo, median salary $57,908; LiveAbility Score 46.6/100, strongest in air quality and low hazard.

Signature: LiveAbility 46.6/100 places Lake Havasu City-Kingman #265 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 94.1 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,365/mo.

LiveAbility 46.6/100 puts Lake Havasu City-Kingman in the bottom third (#265 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman area is 51,040.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

47 Top 69% higher than 31% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Lake Havasu City-Kingman housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Lake Havasu City-Kingman MSA; housing RPP 79.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,365/mo.

Studio

$1,053

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,060

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,365

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,897

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,090

/month

Lake Havasu City-Kingman wages and employment

Lake Havasu City-Kingman posts 51,040 total employment with median salary $57,908.

Median Salary

$57,908

Mean Salary

$61,640

Total Employment

51,040

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Cashiers	$32,510
General and Operations Managers	$74,050
Retail Salespersons	$34,610
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,100
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,390

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Lake Havasu City-Kingman area from NCES.

Schools

2,186

Enrollment

1,103,092

Student:Teacher

17:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Lake Havasu City-Kingman area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,301

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,667

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,667

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Lake Havasu City-Kingman's composite Life Score is 41.5/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

46/100

Average

Wages

20/100

Weak

Rent

41/100

Below average

Crime

22/100

Weak

Schools

66/100

Strong

Childcare

39/100

Below average

Environment

82/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

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Lake Havasu City-Kingman ranks #265 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 46.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Air quality (99/100)

Air quality

99
Low hazard

80
Climate

56
Cost of living

46
Housing

42
Schools

34
Safety

22
Job market

20

What this shows Lake Havasu City-Kingman's strongest dimensions are air quality and low hazard; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 20/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Lake Havasu City-Kingman on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Lake Havasu City-Kingman on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Lake Havasu City-Kingman cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Lake Havasu City-Kingman wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Lake Havasu City-Kingman runs a $57,908 median salary at a 94.1 cost index, ranking #265 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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Cost, salary and score figures are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation.