According to U.S. Census Bureau News as of December
3, 2006 the state of Arizona is the nation's fastest
growing state.
Cochise County is benefiting
from the growth rate and is quickly becoming one of
the fastest growing rural counties in the state.
Located in the southeast corner of the state it has
a year-round temperate climate and large tracts of
vacant land still available.
The economy of Cochise County in recent years has traditionally been based on
ranching, farming and the military base of Ft.
Huachuca. It is now expanding also into retirement,
technical/industry and tourism based communities.
The largest employer of the county is Ft. Huachuca
an active army based located outside of Sierra
Vista. Ft. Huachuca is an average of an hour's
commute from most areas of the Sulphur Springs
Valley.
The time to invest in this
area is now, properties have come up on the market
but they are starting to go fast as both individuals
and investors realize the potential of this area.
There are numerous opportunities to buy small and
large parcels of land that are already re-zoned or
can be re-zoned for future development of both
business and/or homes. The population is increasing
rapidly as people are moving away from the large
cities, traffic congestion and crime to the more
rural communities. It takes about the same amount
of time to drive from Pearce-Sunsites to Tucson as
it does to drive across Tucson.
Cochise County has a lower
property taxation rate than most Arizona counties
and the county seat is located in Bisbee, Arizona.
The county consists of two main "valleys", the San
Pedro Valley and the Sulphur Springs Valley. The
San Pedro Valley is the fastest growing of the
two areas. The largest city is Sierra Vista which
is growing at fast rate with new businesses and
people moving in constantly. The areas outside of the
city limits are expanding at an astonishing rate
along with the soaring land values, the next largest
town is Bisbee and then Benson. The Sulphur Springs
Valley is just now coming into it's own with the
largest towns being Willcox at the north end of the
valley and Douglas which is located by the border of
Mexico. Pearce-Sunsites is the next largest
community with a steady influx of people and small
businesses moving into the area. Sunsites has the
only 18-hole golf course in the area and has a high
base of retirees. The outlying rural areas have a
lot of working families that own their own small
businesses or work in the outlying communities of
Willcox, Benson, Sierra Vista, Ft. Huachuca and even
Tucson as it is an easy commute to reach the
metropolitan areas of the large towns via the I-10
corridor.
I-10 and the Union Pacific
Railroad travel across the top of the county
providing excellent road and rail transportation for
export of products made in the area. These
transportation hubs also extend down to the Mexico
border, the railroad line from Benson to Douglas has
been recently re-done to provide more movement of
rail freight. State Highway 191 runs from I-10 to
Douglas, AZ with a highway connecting to Bisbee.
State Highway 92 runs from I-10 to Sierra Vista/Ft.
Huachuca and then on to Bisbee. These main highways
meet and make a large U from the interstate which
interconnects all these areas.
If you would like more
information about our area and it's investment
opportunities please contact us.
