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Cottonwood, Arizona
Population: 10,600
Located in Yavapai County
Cottonwood has much to offer those seeking a place to raise a family and to continue an active lifestyle. Our quality of life is exceptional. The community is growing just fast enough to offer the services and amenities required to meet family, social, educational and recreational needs, while still retaining a small town atmosphere.
Cottonwood is 3,300 feet above sea level, providing almost ideal weather conditions year-round, which allow our residents to enjoy a tremendous variety of recreational opportunities that exist throughout our valley. Limitless adventures await you in the Verde Valley. Nowhere else in Arizona will you experience the wide range of activities, outdoor life and hometown feeling that you'll experience right here in Cottonwood.
Experience everything from viewing Pre-Columbian Sinaguan sites, to officer's quarters at a cavalry fort, taking a train excursion along the Verde River Canyon, enjoying a cowboy dinner show and a night at the casino all in a single day!!
Just six miles from Cottonwood is Jerome, sometimes nicknamed "The City in the Sky". It was at one time the most talked about mining camp in America. Its population went from 15,000 in its heyday to a "ghost town" of under 50 people. The Douglas Mansion is Jerome's State Historic Park featuring the mining history of the area. The Gold King Mine displays early machinery of the mining era in Jerome.
If bird watching is your thing, Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood has identified over 100 bird species in its immediate environs. It also has excellent camping and RV facilities, as well as a lagoon stocked with Rainbow trout from November through March. For other fish, try out the Verde River, which flows past Dead Horse and winds its way through the Verde Valley and is stocked with catfish, bass and trout.
Cottonwood is rightly proud of its "Old Town", and this unique area has many unique shops and galleries featuring art, antiques, jewelry, pottery and many additional items. The Old Town has undergone a face lift in the last few years, one that preserves the look of the old, while bringing in elements of the new.
For those who wish to experience eco-tourism, Red Rock State Park is the place with special programs focusing on wildlife, green meadows framed by native study, hiking, picnicking and bird watching. Twenty hiking trails have been identified for hiking enthusiasts, in the Oak Creek Canyon and West Sedona areas.
Magnificent views of Sedona's Red Rock country, and the forests and canyons of Mingus Mountain await the hiker. Mingus Mountain has been identified as one of the best spots for hang gliding and skydiving.
The education system in the Verde Valley is one that has maintained local control to respond to the needs of the community while preserving the accountability standards mandated by state and federal governments. In standardized testing Verde Valley schools have performed in the upper half of the state standards. With only two exceptions all schools have been labeled as Maintaining or Improving in the state standards. There are a wide range of programs that encourage diversity, respect, academic excellence and career exploration in all schools.
The community support for schools is strong, as is parent involvement. There have been numerous prestigious scholarships awarded to Verde Valley students. Cottonwood has one high school and five elementary schools. Two post-secondary college opportunities allow students to earn degrees up to the Masters level locally. Verde Valley Medical Center (VVMC) is a technologically advanced 99-bed hospital serving North Central Arizona. VVMC is located in Cottonwood, with views of the red rock splendor of Sedona. This non-profit facility is governed by a volunteer board of directors, sharing a common goal of continuous quality improvement, technology advancement and service expansion.
Limitless adventures await the tourist, in the Verde Valley. Nowhere else in Arizona will you experience the wide range of activities and experiences you will find in our area.
Cottonwood continues to grow as people discover that this part of Arizona has some of the most affordable and diverse living accommodations anywhere. Houses of all styles and periods, from mid-19th century homes with white picket fences to half-million dollar homes for the new millennium dot the horizon. Many residents find that they can take advantage of Cottonwood's small-town ambiance while also receiving a great deal for their real estate dollar.
The mountainous and desert surroundings lead to well-established neighborhoods with clean, quiet streets. Developing neighborhoods attract transferees, empty nesters, and new homeowners due to their close proximity to schools, shopping and city parks.
Cottonwood has something for everyone. Come and see why, you'll be thrilled you did!
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