Cottonwood 2.
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Arizona·Yavapai County
5 tracts·17K people·$324K median·590/mi²
White 70 · Hispanic 23 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1 · Asian 1 · Black 0
Living alone 47 · Married couple 37 · Other 17
Health 27 · Retail 21 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 12 · Public admin 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 26 · Sales · office 22 · Construction · maintenance 12 · Production · transport 9
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 47 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cottonwood is $324,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Cottonwood has 12,580 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 54.7; the population is 70.0% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Multiracial, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Asian and 0.2% Black; the average household has 1.9 people; 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.6% (Census ACS).
Mountain View Preparatory School (34%) and Cottonwood Community School (27%) lead the elementary schools; Mingus Union High School is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,120/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cottonwood is $48,448 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Cottonwood, median rent is $1,120/month and the median home value is $324,100 (Census ACS).
Cottonwood reported 2.5 violent crimes and 14.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 99°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 28 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cottonwood are lightning (98), inland flooding (98) and wildfire (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Cottonwood scores 12.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).