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Marana is a mid-size city of 56,938 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 27 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 102°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $2k a month.
56,938people
$414kTypical home
$1,818/moRent
102° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,938
- Part of a metro area
- About 468 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 27 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,609/mo)
- Median rent $1,818/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 102°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 72 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TUS airport
- 27 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,369 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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