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Whetstone is a small town of 2,971 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 11 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 45 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,971people
$214kTypical home
$1,604/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,971
- Part of a metro area
- About 32 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 11 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $1,604/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 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 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TUS airport
- 47 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,229 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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