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Huachuca City is a small town of 1,614 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 5 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 48 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $665 a month.
1,614people
$126kTypical home
$665/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,614
- Part of a metro area
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 5 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TUS airport
- 48 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,354 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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