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35.26° N · 114.01° W · GEOID 0449270

New Kingman-Butler

Mohave County, Arizona · part of the Lake Havasu City, AZ metro

ArizonaNew Kingman-Butler, AZNew Kingman-ButlerNew Kingman-Butler

The short answer

New Kingman-Butler is home to 13,993 people. Median household income is $40,949 a year and median rent is $1,018 a month, 29.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $118,900, about 2.9x annual median household income.

What sets New Kingman-Butler apart is how tight household budgets are. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $29,600 a year, less than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 83 Arizona places we track. Also notable: Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 25.6% to 29.8% of income.

12OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

New Kingman-Butler scores better than 12% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 80th of 92 in Arizona.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%42
Economy 20%35
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%12
Education 10%1
Commute 10%77
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,018
25% below the median place
Median household income
$40,949
49% below the median place
Median home value
$118,900
63% below the median place
Unemployment
4.1%
16% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about New Kingman-Butler

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $24 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to New Kingman-Butler

Mohave County gains about 20.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,287
Moved out9,107
Net+3,180

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$68K
Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Mohave County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
12.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 9.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mohave County report $68,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $55,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$40,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,018 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $994 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $118,900.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 12.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Giddings, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
9.0%
355% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
12.0%
109% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
20.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNew Kingman-ButlerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year112.0%109% above
Moved from another state19.0%355% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure20.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$68,0534% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$55,90920% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 35% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location.

New Kingman-Butler29.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$40,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.8%
46% above the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$29,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in New Kingman-Butler, $1,018 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like New Kingman-Butler, but easier on the budget

Places that match New Kingman-Butler on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Giddings, TX9520.3% vs 29.8%n/aCompare
Kingsland, TX9218.7% vs 29.8%n/aCompare
Heber Springs, AR8920.1% vs 29.8%n/aCompare
Semmes, AL8919.1% vs 29.8%$27,700Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$563
83% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$994
47% below the median place
Median home value1
$118,900
63% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNew Kingman-ButlerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,01825% below
Rent to income129.8%46% above
Property tax rate10.5%48% below
Home price to income12.9x24% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.17% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,22924% below
HUD area median income4County figure$79,90026% below
Property tax paid (median)1$56383% below
Median home value1$118,90063% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.0%70% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.7%5% below
Homeownership165.8%1% below
Renters paying 30%+135.7%29% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$99447% below
Vacant homes17.5%6% above
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $40,949, 49% below the median place.

Median household income1
$40,949
49% below the median place
Income per person1
$24,853
38% below the median place
Poverty rate1
20.8%
93% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute21 min −17%
Unemployment4.1% −16%
Works from home12.3% −1%
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureNew Kingman-ButlerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$40,94949% below
Income per person1$24,85338% below
Unemployment14.1%16% below
Average annual pay6County figure$53,19219% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure56,24563% below
Poverty rate120.8%93% above
Mean commute121 min17% below
Works from home112.3%1% below
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 8.3%, 74% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
8.3%
74% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.0%
9% below the median place
No health insurance1
13.7%
114% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age45.3 +16%
High school or higher84.3% −9%
Household size2.3 −10%
Born abroad8.7% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNew Kingman-ButlerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,9933159th largest
Median age145.316% above
Bachelor's or higher18.3%74% below
High school or higher184.3%9% below
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad18.7%2% below
No health insurance113.7%114% above
Homes with broadband184.0%9% below
05

Life in New Kingman-Butler

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places we track.

69 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k2.9 −70%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.4 −87%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.8 3.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Avi Kwa Ame National Monument 57 miles
  • Castle Mountains National Monument 63 miles
  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area 68 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.7 −15%
Shops29.2 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.5 −8%
Child care centers0.9 −61%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
56.6
84% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
0.9
61% below the median place
Students per teacher12
22.9
49% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNew Kingman-ButlerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure70above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure23,396378% above
Students per teacher12County figure22.949% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.715% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.24% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.58% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure0.961% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k92.970% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.487% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.8281% above
Nearest National Park Service site1056.684% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure69above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached New Kingman-Butler. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Median air quality index15
17
60% below the median place
Tornado risk14
3.3
96% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNew Kingman-ButlerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure98°F13% above
January average low13County figure34°F36% above
Average temperature13County figure63°F15% above
Annual precipitation13County figure9.8 in78% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.82% above
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure3.396% below
Wildfire risk14County figure98.861% above
Heat wave risk14County figure98.59% above
Median air quality index15County figure1760% below
Good air days15County figure94.8%38% above
08

New Kingman-Butler in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 30% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, New Kingman-Butler does better than 40% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 75%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,018/mo (2024)$1,310/mo$1,070 to $1,590/mo+4.3%
Median household income$40,949 (2024)$51,500$43,500 to $61,000+3.9%
Median home value$118,900 (2024)$174,000$126,000 to $239,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like New Kingman-Butler

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Fort Meade, FL$922$36,657Compare
Moss Point, MS$1,075$44,296Compare
Monticello, IN$927$52,798Compare
Roxboro, NC$860$36,553Compare
Roxboro, NCMonticello, INMoss Point, MSFort Meade, FLNew Kingman-Butler, AZNew Kingman-ButlerFort MeadeMoss PointMonticelloRoxboroNew Kingman-ButlerFort MeadeMoss PointMonticelloRoxboro

Places built like New Kingman-Butler

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how New Kingman-Butler performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
New Kingman-Butler, AZ29.8%2.1%/yrn/a
Kingman, AZ20.5%4.7%/yr9.6%Compare
Camp Verde, AZ18.4%11.8%/yr2.4%Compare
Arizona City, AZ17.9%10.5%/yrn/aCompare
Truth or Consequences, NM25.4%7.1%/yr-1.7%Compare
New Port Richey East, FL29.7%3.3%/yrn/aCompare
Cañon City, CO18.5%6.9%/yr-0.5%Compare

Common questions

Is New Kingman-Butler a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 12 out of 100, better than 12% of the places we rate and 80th of 92 in Arizona. Owning with a mortgage costs about $24 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 17 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is New Kingman-Butler expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $118,900.

What salary do you need to live in New Kingman-Butler?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to New Kingman-Butler?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fort Meade, FL, Moss Point, MS, Monticello, IN and Roxboro, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares New Kingman-Butler with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for New Kingman-Butler itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/new-kingman-butler-arizona

Citytistics. “New Kingman-Butler, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/new-kingman-butler-arizona/

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