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Willcox is a small town of 3,222 people in Cochise County, Arizona. It's about 55 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 61 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,222people
$159kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
314Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 55 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (183 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to TUS airport
- 65 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,177 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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