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Bisbee

A city of 4,977 people in Arizona
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Conserved land0.1%4 of 3,299 acres
Trails12 mi2.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves21 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Bisbee

City in Cochise County, Arizona, US
1880Established
4,923Population
5.2 sq miArea
5,538 ftElevation

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.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code85603
Area code520
Living in Bisbee

Housing in Bisbee

$227K▼ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bisbee home is worth about $227,000, down 1.1% in a year, 46% below the Arizona typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market49
Sale-to-list94.4%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Bisbee

B+

Safety Grade B+

Bisbee reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bisbee 1.4
Arizona 3.8
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bisbee 6.6
Arizona 15.4
U.S. 15.5
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C+

School Grade C+

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.

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DistrictBisbee Unified District (4169)Schools10

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.

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