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Vail is a small city of 16,315 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 14 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,315people
$415kTypical home
$2,057/moRent
98° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,315
- Part of a metro area
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 14 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,614/mo)
- Median rent $2,057/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 63 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 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TUS airport
- 16 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,360 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 448 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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