Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ


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Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

About Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

Sierra Vista Southeast is a census-designated place located near Tucson known for its historic sites such as Fort Huachuca showcasing the region´s fascinating military past while providing access to local nature reserves full of hiking trails perfect for exploring the area´s great outdoors. Small city - In the southeast corner of Arizona on the Mexican border, 80 miles from Tucson and 190 miles from Phoenix.

State: Arizona
County: Cochise County
Metro Area: Sierra Vista-Douglas Metro Area
City: Sierra Vista Southeast
Zip Codes: 85650 85615
Cost of Living:
Time zone: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Elevation: 4632 ft above sea level

The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area is located in the southeast corner of Arizona on the Mexican border, 80 miles from Tucson and 190 miles from Pho. Sierra Vista is one of the smaller metros in the United States and is comprised of Cochise county.

The many benefits of living in the Sierra Vista metro include sunny, affordability and low traffic.

Some disadvantages of the Sierra Vista metro area include weak economy, weak home prices and hot summers.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arizona. October, April and May are the most pleasant months while July and January are the least comfortable months.

In the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85 degrees. The most pleasant months of the year for the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area are April, October and March. June is the hottest month for the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area with an average high temperature of 94.7 degrees, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area with an average of 31.0 degrees. This is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

The annual rainfall of 14.1 inches in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona. The wettest season is Autumn with 48% of yearly precipitation and 9% falls in Summer, which is the driest season. August is the wettest month in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 0.3 inches.

Humidity in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.

An annual snowfall of 1.7 inches in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Arizona. January is the snowiest month in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Sierra Vista Southeast Cost of Living

Sunny, affordability, and low traffic make Sierra Vista Southeast a great place to live.

$245,100
-37.9% lower than avg
$70,580
+2.2% higher than avg
7.9 / 7.8
Comfort Index
summer/winter
Sierra Vista Southeast Crime
34 / 100
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low) to 100 (high). US average: 35.4
Minimum annual income
To live comfortably in Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona
$46,800
for a family
$38,400
for a single person
Pros & Cons of Sierra Vista Southeast
   Sunny
Weak economy
   Affordability
Weak home prices
   Low traffic
Hot summers
Reviews for Sierra Vista Southeast
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Over 15 years ago
The climate of Sierra Vista, AZ is just about perfect. The summers get pretty hot, not too awful, and the winters are mostly 60s and  More
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Over 17 years ago
We moved to SV in part because we believed that the climate would be ideal, not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer. However, after spending five  More
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Over 18 years ago
wonderful climate, no great extremes and beautiful mountains for  More
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