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Sahuarita is a small city of 35,862 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 16 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $2k a month.
35,862people
$364kTypical home
$1,837/moRent
99° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,862
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 16 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,297/mo)
- Median rent $1,837/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°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
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 52 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Low property crime (924 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TUS airport
- 13 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,746 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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