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Country around Pearce is a rural area of about 1,917 people in Cochise County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 73 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,917people
$171kTypical home
$1,065/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
315Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,917 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 44 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,065/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (189 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 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 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to TUS airport
- 76 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,337 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 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