Sierra Vista.
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Arizona·Cochise County
13 tracts·38K people·$254K median·249/mi²
White 57 · Hispanic 24 · Multiracial 8 · Black 6 · Asian 4 · Other 2
Married couple 44 · Living alone 33 · Other 23
Professional 31 · Health 27 · Retail 18 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Service 23 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 11 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 Sierra Vista is $254,200 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Sierra Vista has 45,155 residents across 10 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.9; the population is 56.8% White, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Multiracial, 6.2% Black, 3.5% Asian and 1.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS).
General Myer Elementary School (67%), Colonel Smith Middle School (62%) and Village Meadows Elementary School (50%) lead the elementary schools; Buena High School (43%), Center for Academic Success #1 - Sierra Vista 9-12 (25%) and PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,150/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sierra Vista is $70,291 a year, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sierra Vista, median rent is $1,150/month and the median home value is $254,200 (Census ACS).
Sierra Vista reported 2.2 violent crimes and 15.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 13 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sierra Vista are wildfire (97), heat wave (97) and lightning (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Sierra Vista scores 7.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).