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Bowie is a tiny town of 384 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 72 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 82 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $61k and rent runs about $588 a month.
384people
$61kTypical home
$588/moRent
97° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
314Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 225 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 72 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $61k (≈$383/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (183 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to SVC airport
- 86 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,760 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.