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Rio Rico is a small city of 22,017 people in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It's about 40 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 46 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,017people
$224kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
94° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,017
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 349 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 40 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,413/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TUS airport
- 43 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,543 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk