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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Naco’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Naco, where Arizona’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Naco's public schools trail 94% of Arizona towns on state tests and graduation. Only 2 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Naco. Naco’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Arizona’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On history, just 16 of Arizona’s 207 towns do better. Naco has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Naco beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,046 counted in 2010 and 824 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Naco is from typical.
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The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Naco is unincorporated, so Cochise County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Naco.
Its public schools are run by the Naco Elementary District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naco Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 266 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
19% of adults have diabetes in Naco. Naco beats the Arizona average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Naco.
| Naco | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 21% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Naco | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.6% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Naco for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Naco has added 62 jobs, to 64 in 2023. The average trip to work in Naco is 28 minutes.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Naco has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Naco’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Naco; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Naco residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
CDP in Cochise County, Arizona
Naco is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Naco had a recorded population of 1,046 at the 2010 United States census. Located directly across the United States–Mexico border from its sister city of Naco, Sonora, Naco is best known for an accidental 1929 air raid and is the first and only municipality in the Continental United States to have been aerially bombed by foreigners.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $74,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
