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Tucson is a big city of 547,073 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's part of the Tucson, AZ area. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
547,073people
$266kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
100° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 547,073
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,259 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Tucson, AZ area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,679/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 66 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,032 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TUS airport
- 5 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,681 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 572 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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