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Country around Tubac is a rural area of about 1,345 people in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $491k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,345people
$491kTypical home
$2,295/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,345 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 38 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $491k (≈$3,098/mo)
- Median rent $2,295/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 13% of households have kids
- 55% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TUS airport
- 35 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,215 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk