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Cost of living in Sierra Vista, Arizona

Sierra Vista, Arizona has about 45,155 people. Typical rent is $1,150 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $70,291 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #8 in Arizona on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,150 a month.

Sierra Vista is a city in Arizona. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,291 a year.

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People
45,155
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,150
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$70,291
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$254,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,153
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA

Sierra Vista, Arizona has about 45,155 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $254,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cochise County is $1,153 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sierra Vista. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area, prices sit at 89.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Arizona taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Sierra Vista's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Arizona home paid 15.38¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Sierra Vista's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Arizona in the table we use.

Among 171 places we list in Arizona with a rent figure, 77 have higher typical rent than Sierra Vista.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.