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Country around Patagonia is a rural area of about 1,546 people in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 45 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $833 a month.
1,546people
$398kTypical home
$833/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,546 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 24 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,507/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 24% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TUS airport
- 43 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,777 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk