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Bisbee is a small town of 4,977 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 25 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 76 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $866 a month.
4,977people
$217kTypical home
$866/moRent
89° / 58°Summer / winter
3"Snow
315Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,977
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 962 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 25 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (189 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (752 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 9% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to TUS airport
- 77 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,007 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 69 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 79 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cochise County: R+23 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk