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Country around Willcox is a rural area of about 8,476 people in Cochise County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $957 a month.
8,476people
$174kTypical home
$957/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,476 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 55 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,097/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 37 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 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to TUS airport
- 60 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,334 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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