SunizonaAZ
In Arizona, this town has 191 residents.
Is Sunizona a good place to live?
Sunizona’s average trip to work is 59 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a lower middle household income than Sunizona. Sunizona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
191 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sunizona: who provides what
Sunizona 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 Sunizona.
The schools Sunizona’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Ash Creek Elementary District runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 29 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
The biggest natural risk in Sunizona is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Sunizona sits above 84% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Arizona and the rest of the country, more of Sunizona’s residents live below the poverty line
The median commute is under 39 miles. Employers in Sunizona shed 45 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 16. The top destinations are Willcox (7%), Tucson (7%) and Phoenix (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sunizona is
12% of Sunizona adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Sunizona is ahead of Arizona on 6 and behind on 14. Two figures for adults locally: 19% report frequent physical distress, 17% have diabetes. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Sunizona.
| Sunizona | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sunizona | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Sunizona
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sunizona; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sunizona residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
100% of working residents leave Sunizona for work
Where Sunizona’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Sunizona
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunizona, AZ a good place to live?
Sunizona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.