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Sunizona is a tiny town of 191 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 46 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 75 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $995 a month.
191people
$64kTypical home
$995/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
315Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 191
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 21 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 46 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$405/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (189 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 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 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to TUS airport
- 78 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,383 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.