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Catalina is a big small town of 6,489 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 23 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 66°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,489people
$276kTypical home
$1,326/moRent
99° / 66°Summer / winter
5"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,489
- Part of a metro area
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 23 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $1,326/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 62 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 15% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TUS airport
- 26 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,009 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 544 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pima County: D+15 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk