According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Sierra Vista has an overall cost of living index of 99 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arizona, Sierra Vista has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Arizona's index of 97.
The standard of living in Sierra Vista ranks as #3,027 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arizona. By definition, that implies Sierra Vista ranks as the #3,392 most expensive place in the Grand Canyon State.
Living Expense | Sierra Vista | Arizona | National Average | |
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Overall | 99 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 92 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 96 | 97 | 100 | |
Transportation | 106 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 103 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Arizona, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Sierra Vista | Arizona | United States |
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Median Home Value | $174,100 | $242,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $977 | $1,097 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $59,585 | $61,529 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.9x | 3.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Sierra Vista | Arizona |
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Shampoo | $0.85 | $1.06 |
Movie | $7.83 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $3.75 | $14.67 |
Item | Sierra Vista | Arizona |
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Ground Beef | $4.17 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.13 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.62 | $2.05 |
Item | Sierra Vista | Arizona |
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Haircut | $11.58 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $28.75 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.91 | $2.34 |
Item | Sierra Vista | Arizona |
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Potatoes | $3.54 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.09 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.69 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $88.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $95.42 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $88.52 | $99.13 |
Item | Sierra Vista | Arizona |
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Gasoline | $2.3 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $50.8 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $169.49 | $167.67 |
Phone | $26.99 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Sierra Vista |
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Sahuarita, AZ | 30,679 | 106 | 1.1x |
Green Valley, AZ | 20,857 | 102 | 1.0x |
Nogales, AZ | 20,182 | 85 | 0.9x |
Rio Rico, AZ | 19,948 | 91 | 0.9x |
Douglas, AZ | 16,292 | 84 | 0.8x |
Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ | 16,152 | 97 | 1.0x |
Vail, AZ | 14,099 | 111 | 1.1x |
Corona de Tucson, AZ | 9,492 | 105 | 1.1x |
Bisbee, AZ | 5,199 | 91 | 0.9x |