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Country around Tombstone is a rural area of about 1,418 people in Cochise County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 58 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $668 a month.
1,418people
$184kTypical home
$668/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,418 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 17 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" 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 65
- 13% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to TUS airport
- 60 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,744 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 61 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