Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,098, established in 1846.
The best of St. David’s subject grades is an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 0.6% of the land in St. David is conserved, against 14% in Arizona’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 1 of Arizona’s 207 towns do worse. St. David has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. David beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | St. David | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 13.2% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far St. David is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,744 in 2000, 1,639 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
St. David 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 St. David.
Only 10 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher FEMA hazard score than St. David. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 32%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the St David Unified District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in St. David teach 433 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St David Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 296 | B+ |
| St David High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 137 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
St. David: 7.1% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. In St. David, nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 29% have obesity.
| St. David | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | St. David | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people who work leave St. David to do it: just 3% work in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 118 in 2023, 44 fewer than in 2013. For St. David, the middle household income is $53,000. The top destinations are Benson (19%), Tucson (19%) and Phoenix (9%).
| St. David | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just over nine in ten households live in a home they own in St. David. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.7% in value.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Parks and preserves in St. David: one, of 2 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. David. Close and well known come first.
22 mi National ParkSaguaro National Park848K visitors a year
8 mi CaveKartchner Caverns State Park17 mi AttractionThe Thing?
15 mi MuseumBird Cage Theatre
9 mi National forestCoronado National Forest
27 mi MuseumColossal CaveSaguaro National Park: Luke Jones from Yucca Valley, CC BY 2.0 · Kartchner Caverns State Park: Mike Lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bird Cage Theatre: Hawkeye58, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coronado National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colossal Cave: Bill Morrow, CC BY 2.0
None within 15 miles of St. David; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 St. David residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Where St. David’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Cochise County, Arizona
St. David or Saint David is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census.
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That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($59,742 across the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
