Living in Tumacacori-Carmen, AZ
Tumacacori-Carmen is a tiny town of 207 people in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It's about 42 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $829 a month.
207people
$233kTypical home
$829/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 108 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 42 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,469/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 49 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 39
- 43% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TUS airport
- 38 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,268 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.