What is the cost of living in Sierra Vista-Douglas?

Sierra Vista-Douglas has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 89.2, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 61.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,257/month.

What is the median salary in Sierra Vista-Douglas?

The median salary in Sierra Vista-Douglas is $62,643 annually (mean: $66,800). Top occupations include Cashiers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers.

How safe is Sierra Vista-Douglas?

The violent crime rate in the Sierra Vista-Douglas area is 429 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1786 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Sierra Vista-Douglas?

The state of AZ has 2,186 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17:1. Charter schools make up 25.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Sierra Vista-Douglas?

Infant center-based childcare in the Sierra Vista-Douglas area averages $11,301 per year. Preschool averages $8,667/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Sierra Vista-Douglas a good place to relocate?

Sierra Vista-Douglas has a Life Score of 54.3/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Sierra Vista-Douglas sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Sierra Vista-Douglas ranks #167 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ

BEA RPP 89.2 ranks #82 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

89.2
Cost index (US=100): $1,257
2BR rent / mo: $62,643
Median salary: 53.1
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Sierra Vista-Douglas ranks #167 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (53.1/100), with its strongest marks in climate and cost of living.

#167
of 387 US metros · Above median: 7,582,384
metro-area population: 429
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,186
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: safety (21/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Sierra Vista-Douglas ranks #167 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 89.2 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,257/mo, median salary $62,643; LiveAbility Score 53.1/100, strongest in climate and cost of living.

Signature: BEA RPP 89.2 ranks #82 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 89.2 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,257/mo.

LiveAbility 53.1/100 keeps Sierra Vista-Douglas in the middle third (#167 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Sierra Vista-Douglas area is 28,720.

Sierra Vista-Douglas vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

53 Top 43% higher than 57% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Sierra Vista-Douglas housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Sierra Vista-Douglas MSA; housing RPP 61.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,257/mo.

Studio

$887

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,111

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,257

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,748

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,109

/month

Sierra Vista-Douglas wages and employment

Sierra Vista-Douglas posts 28,720 total employment with median salary $62,643 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$62,643

Mean Salary

$66,800

Total Employment

28,720

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Cashiers	$31,570
Retail Salespersons	$33,140
General and Operations Managers	$78,740
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$30,580
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$108,350

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Sierra Vista-Douglas area from NCES.

Schools

2,186

Enrollment

1,103,092

Student:Teacher

17:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Sierra Vista-Douglas area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,301

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,667

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,667

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Sierra Vista-Douglas's composite Life Score is 54.3/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

79/100

Strong

Wages

40/100

Below average

Rent

56/100

Above average

Crime

21/100

Weak

Schools

67/100

Strong

Childcare

38/100

Below average

Environment

83/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

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Sierra Vista-Douglas ranks #167 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 53.1/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (91/100)

Climate

91
Cost of living

79
Low hazard

79
Housing

57
Job market

40
Schools

33
Air quality

27
Safety

21

What this shows Sierra Vista-Douglas's strongest dimensions are climate and cost of living; its weakest among scored dims is safety at 21/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Sierra Vista-Douglas on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Sierra Vista-Douglas on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Sierra Vista-Douglas cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Sierra Vista-Douglas wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Sierra Vista-Douglas runs a $62,643 median salary at a 89.2 cost index, ranking #167 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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