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Sierra Vista is a small city of 45,155 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's part of the Sierra Vista, AZ area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,155people
$254kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Tucson, AZ
- In the Sierra Vista, AZ area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,603/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,445 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TUS airport
- 53 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,623 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 54 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