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South Tucson is a small town of 4,550 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 6 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $941 a month.
4,550people
$167kTypical home
$941/moRent
100° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,550
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,430 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 6 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
- Median rent $941/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 68 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 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to TUS airport
- 6 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,425 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 554 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 217 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 bottom 31% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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