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Oro Valley is a small city of 48,162 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 20 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
48,162people
$476kTypical home
$1,669/moRent
100° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,162
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,371 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 20 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,669/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 69 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Low property crime (954 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TUS airport
- 21 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,740 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 549 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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