A town of 15,981. A typical home worth about $174K.
The 3 things Douglas does most differently from other towns.
1912
Arizona-Mexican Boundary Line in vicinity of Naco and
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Ordered by what stands out in Douglas. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Douglas home is worth about $174,000, up 0.7% in a year, 58% below the Arizona typical home.
7.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fifth Street Park | 0.4 mi | 24 |
| 2. Airport Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Raul Castro Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Douglas beats the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23.
| What stands out | Douglas | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 8.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.7% | 7.2% |
About one in 3 of Douglas’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tucson (14%), Phoenix (8%) and Sierra Vista (7%). Half commute less than 45 miles.
Douglas has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 31°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Douglas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carlson Elementary School | PK–6 | 410 | C |
| Stevenson Elementary School | PK–5 | 392 | C+ |
| Clawson School | PK–5 | 344 | C− |
| Sarah Marley School | PK–5 | 291 | D |
| Center for Academic Success #3 - Douglas K-4 | K–4 | 256 | B |
| Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback | K–8 | 242 | B+ |
Douglas's reported crime rate is below Arizona's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 15 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 11 places on the National Register.
11 places in Douglas on the National Register of Historic Places.
24 notable people were born in Douglas.
City in Cochise County, Arizona
Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, that lies in the north-west to south-east running Sulphur Springs Valley. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico at Agua Prieta and a history of mining. The population was 16,531 in the 2020 Census.
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