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Tubac is a small town of 1,294 people in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It's about 39 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $491k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,294people
$491kTypical home
$2,295/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,294
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 119 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 39 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $491k (≈$3,095/mo)
- Median rent $2,295/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 14% of households have kids
- 56% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TUS airport
- 36 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,314 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk