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Green Valley is a small city of 22,114 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 23 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,114people
$294kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
98° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,114
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,121 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 23 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,851/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 48 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 74
- 2% of households have kids
- 79% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TUS airport
- 19 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,973 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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