Sierra Vista SoutheastAZ
The town has 14,330 residents and lies in Arizona.
Is Sierra Vista Southeast a good place to live?
Walkability is its weak spot. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Schools are its strong suit — its schools rank ahead of 69% of Arizona towns. At about $259K, a typical home costs 4.3 years of the Sierra Vista metro’s $60K median household income. Add health to its strengths: residents are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, better than just over a fifth of U.S. towns. It ranks 103rd of 139 in Arizona. 39% of the land in Sierra Vista Southeast is conserved, above both the Arizona town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
94% of working residents leave Sierra Vista Southeast for work
Where Sierra Vista Southeast’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sierra Vista Southeast grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Sierra Vista Southeast is from typical.
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Moving to Sierra Vista Southeast: who provides what
Sierra Vista Southeast 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sierra Vista Southeast.
Sierra Vista Southeast keeps more of its land conserved than most of Arizona, sends most of its workers to Sierra Vista and beyond and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Arizona.
Nearly a third of Sierra Vista Southeast is conserved land
Its 27,730 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 78% of Arizona towns.
The biggest place to walk is Miller Peak Wilderness, 9,512 acres with 25.8 miles of trail. 104 miles of trail wind through 4 parks and preserves. Sierra Vista Southeast’s trail network density stands at 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miller Peak Wilderness | 25.8 mi | 9,512 |
| 2. San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area | 23.5 mi | 9,347 |
| 3. Wildlife Refuge PDS Village 1 | 1.3 mi | 59 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Sierra Vista Southeast’s grade for schools is a B+
Its public schools are run by the Palominas Elementary School District 49. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Enrollment at Sierra Vista Southeast’s public school: 404 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 404 | B+ |
| Arizona Arts Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 84 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Sierra Vista Southeast faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Sierra Vista Southeast, the risk rating from FEMA is 88 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2006: 7. Expected losses in Sierra Vista Southeast break down as 51% from inland flooding and 24% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Sierra Vista Southeast’s working residents commute to Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista Southeast has 1,197 jobs for its 4,428 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 765 in 2013 to 1,197.
Among residents in Sierra Vista Southeast, 8% live below the poverty line. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 432, to 1,197. The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 27 minutes.
| Sierra Vista Southeast | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Arizona overall
For residents in Sierra Vista Southeast, the share who are 65 or older is 30%. Arizona has a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 33%. In Sierra Vista Southeast, the median age is 49.9 years.
| Sierra Vista Southeast | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| Median age | 49.9 years | 41.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 73% are women (AZ 48%).
| Sierra Vista Southeast | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.3% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Sierra Vista Southeast’s grade for health is a B+
The share of adults in Sierra Vista Southeast who feel lonely: 27%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Sierra Vista Southeast beats Arizona on 11 and trails on 9. 41% of adults locally have high blood pressure; 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Sierra Vista Southeast | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sierra Vista Southeast | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.8% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Sierra Vista Southeast, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 90.8°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 77% of Arizona places with climate records; January nights average 32.3°.
It almost never snows. Its peak summer temperature stands at 91°F.
| Sierra Vista Southeast | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 91°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Sierra Vista Southeast sells for about $454K at the median
86% of Sierra Vista Southeast households are owner-occupiers. A home in Sierra Vista Southeast typically sold within 91 days of listing. Homes in Sierra Vista Southeast sold for 97.7% of their list price on average.
| Sierra Vista Southeast | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,180 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sierra Vista Southeast
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sierra Vista Southeast
About 4 of every 100 Sierra Vista Southeast residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Sierra Vista Southeast
CDP in Cochise County, Arizona
Sierra Vista Southeast, often referred to as Hereford or Nicksville, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 14,428 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods Ramsey Canyon, and Sierra Vista Estates within its boundaries.
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- Area
- 111 sq mi
- Area code
- 520
Sierra Vista Southeast’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Sierra Vista Southeast.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Southeast | #103 | C− | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Sierra Vista | #45 | B− | C | C+ | A | B+ |
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Questions about Sierra Vista Southeast
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ a good place to live?
Sierra Vista Southeast grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #103 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ expensive?
The typical home is worth about $259,000, 38% below the Arizona typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.