How many renters in Tombstone, AZ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Tombstone, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.3% (±18.2 points) of renting households in Tombstone, AZ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.3% (±18.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.8% (±17.1 points)
Median share of income: 26.0% (±7.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Tombstone

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tombstone	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Less than 15%	17.4% (±15.7 points)	17.0%	11.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±24.8 points)	12.1%	11.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	30.3% (±18.5 points)	9.2%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.0% (±13.8 points)	13.5%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.5% (±6.3 points)	11.4%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	36.8% (±17.1 points)	36.8%	42.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Tombstone against Cochise County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tombstone	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.3% (±18.2 points)	48.2% (±4.3 points)	51.5% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.8% (±17.1 points)	36.8% (±3.3 points)	42.2% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.0% (±7.8 points)	29.3% (±1.3 points)	30.8% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,179 (±$14,036)	$42,376 (±$4,382)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$668 (±$65)	$995 (±$49)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413

In Tombstone, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cochise County (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from Arizona (51.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Cochise County, Tombstone ranks 9 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 124 of 209.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Tombstone

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tombstone
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tombstone	—	41.3% (±18.2 points)	—
Whetstone	13 mi	22.0% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. David	14 mi	0.0% (±123.3 points)	Not measurably different
Huachuca City	17 mi	42.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sierra Vista	18 mi	46.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	20 mi	61.8% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sierra Vista Southeast	20 mi	69.9% (±29.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bisbee	24 mi	43.3% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mescal	27 mi	93.6% (±53.1 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Cochise County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Willcox	63.2% (±20.9 points)
4	Benson	61.8% (±19.3 points)
5	Sierra Vista	46.8% (±6.2 points)
6	Douglas	45.6% (±10.6 points)
7	Bisbee	43.3% (±14.7 points)
8	Huachuca City	42.0% (±14.3 points)
9	Tombstone	41.3% (±18.2 points)
10	Pirtleville	24.2% (±40.8 points)
11	Whetstone	22.0% (±28.8 points)
12 (tie)	Naco	0.0% (±141.4 points)
12 (tie)	St. David	0.0% (±123.3 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Cochise County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tombstone

Are renters in Tombstone rent-burdened?

41.3% of renting households in Tombstone pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Tombstone spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tombstone, AZ spends 26.0% (±7.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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