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Tanque Verde is a small city of 15,866 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 11 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $608k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,866people
$608kTypical home
$1,280/moRent
100° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,866
- Part of a metro area
- About 491 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 11 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $608k (≈$3,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,280/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°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
- 47 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 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TUS airport
- 16 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,664 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 543 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.