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Tombstone is a small town of 1,026 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 18 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 55 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $668 a month.
1,026people
$183kTypical home
$668/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,026
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 18 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,453 per 100k)
People
- Median age 64
- 13% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TUS airport
- 57 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,482 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.