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14,330people live here $75,417median household incomeNear US average $1,180median rent per month▼ 16% below US $258,800median home value▼ 22% below US

Sierra Vista Southeast is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, AZ. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Sierra Vista Southeast

Sierra Vista Southeast is an unincorporated community in Arizona with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Sierra Vista Southeast deals with a population that has been shrinking, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Average class sizes

The not so good

Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Sierra Vista Southeast compares

Median household income

Sierra Vista Southeast$75,417

Arizona avg$79,964

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Sierra Vista Southeast$1,180

Arizona avg$1,543

US$1,413

Median home value

Sierra Vista Southeast$258,800

Arizona avg$394,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Sierra Vista Southeast

Based on Sierra Vista Southeast's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,360

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $47,200 a year
56% of Sierra Vista Southeast renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$51,760

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $25,880
Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 16% below US

$1,180/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,180 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $258,800. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $258,800 · 56% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Cochise County is 5.2%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Cochise County (county-wide)

Safety

138 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Sierra Vista Southeast doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Cochise County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 607/100k · Policed by Cochise County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

6.7%

Other

1.0%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 31°F and snow a regular occurrence. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Coronado National Memorial (7 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Sierra Vista Southeast's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are a population that has been shrinking and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,180/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget.

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