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Real estate businesses in Cochise County, AZ
The real estate businesses in Cochise County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,284 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 137
- 9 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $809.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,871 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 136
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 137 real estate businesses in Cochise County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.9, 30% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Cochise County spend about $809.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,871 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 36% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cochise County in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 614 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 384 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $384K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cochise County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cochise County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cochise County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,284 of 2,229 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 47.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 136 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 614 | 290 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.8% | +19.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,871 | $18,061 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 83+31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 384Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1379 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 187The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $384K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cochise County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 78 | 257 | 15.9 | 257 | +25.4% | #58 of 2,229 |
| 2Apache County, AZ | 71 | 19 | 9.0 | 365 | −2.2% | #175 of 2,229 |
| 3Graham County, AZ | 67 | 27 | 21.2 | 178 | +4.0% | #313 of 2,229 |
| 4La Paz County, AZ | 56 | 18 | 20.1 | 173 | +0.9% | #772 of 2,229 |
| 5Santa Cruz County, AZ | 55 | 43 | 25.3 | 140 | +4.8% | #836 of 2,229 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 53 | 255 | 32.1 | 115 | +9.2% | #945 of 2,229 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 47 | 101 | 25.2 | 139 | +3.0% | #1,227 of 2,229 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 46 | 137 | 26.9 | 136 | +0.6% | #1,284 of 2,229 |
| 9Mohave County, AZ | 42 | 424 | 41.6 | 88 | +6.5% | #1,540 of 2,229 |
| 10Pima County, AZ | 41 | 1,666 | 38.1 | 104 | +2.8% | #1,574 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Cochise County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Cochise County, AZ?
Cochise County has 137 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. Official counts list 384 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $809.1M a year, or $15,871 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 137 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 36% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Cochise County has 26.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 136, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cochise County would have about 187, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 614 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Cochise County scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,284 of 2,229 scored counties.
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