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Mescal is a small town of 1,760 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 28 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $774 a month.
1,760people
$191kTypical home
$774/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,760
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 357 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 28 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,206/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 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 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TUS airport
- 31 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,157 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 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