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Country around Benson is a rural area of about 10,019 people in Cochise County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $786 a month.
10,019people
$203kTypical home
$786/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,019 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 27 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,281/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 52 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 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TUS airport
- 31 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,360 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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