BisbeeAZ
A town of 4,977, settled in 1880. Nearly 0.1% of it is conserved land.
Population
4,977
−11.7% since 2010
Typical home
$227K
−1.1% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Jobs based here
1,886
Balanced
What makes Bisbee stand out The 3 things Bisbee does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town Bisbee has shrunk 11.7% since 2010 5,575 people in 2010; 4,977 today.
What’s changed most in Bisbee? 5,575 2010
4,923 2020
4,977 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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57° Mostly Sunny H 69° · L 52°
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Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Bisbee About one in 3 of Bisbee’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tucson (11%), Sierra Vista (10%) and Phoenix (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
29% work in town
Where working residents work In Bisbee 29%
Tucson 11%
Sierra Vista 10%
Phoenix 7%
Sierra Vista Southeast 2%
23 mi
median commute distance
1,886
jobs based in Bisbee
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Outdoors
0.1% of Bisbee is conserved land 12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
#27 for trails in AZ
0.1%
conserved · 4 of 3,299 acres
12 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Garfield Park 0.1 mi 1 2. City Park 0.1 mi 1
Housing
A typical Bisbee home is worth about $227K The typical Bisbee home is worth about $227,000, down 1.1% in a year, 46% below the Arizona typical home.
$227K Zillow home value
Typical home value Bisbee $227K
Arizona $418K
Market temperature
Buyer’s market A buyer's market Buyer’s Seller’s −1.1%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Bisbee’s public schools outperform 44% of Arizona districts The public schools Bisbee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+ School Grade
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
83 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
83 Very high risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Wildfire Heat waves
12
paid flood claims since 1986
Safety
Less crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns Bisbee reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
B+ Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Bisbee 1.4
Arizona 3.8
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Bisbee 6.6
Arizona 15.4
U.S. 15.5
69th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
83rd
percentile among AZ towns
7
violent crimes reported in 2025
33
property crimes reported in 2025
Health
Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns Bisbee beats the Arizona average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
C Health Grade
32 measures vs. Arizona
What stands out Bisbee AZ Fewer binge drinkers 11.7% 15.3% Fewer lonely adults 27.7% 32% More adults with COPD 11.1% 6.6%
Copper Queen Community Hospital
3.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
30th
percentile among AZ towns
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Bisbee has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 35–61°
Spring 47–77°
Summer 66–91°
Fall 51–78°
Nov 10
typical first frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
1904
From the archive · today’s picture 122 years ago in Bisbee Bisbee, Arizona, c. 1879
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1897 · The Masonic Grand Lodge of Arizona meeting in the cave in the mine of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co. at Bisbe… · Library of Congress
Bisbee’s story
146 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 10 places in Bisbee on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Bisbee is a city in and the county seat of Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 4,923, down from 5,575 in the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1880
Population 4,923
Area 5.2 sq mi
Elevation 5,538 ft
ZIP code 85603
Area code 520 
