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Sierra Vista Southeast is a big small town of 14,330 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 10 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 62 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,330people
$259kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 129 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 10 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,632/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 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 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TUS airport
- 62 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,557 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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