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Valencia West is a big small town of 14,728 people in Pima County, Arizona. It's about 14 miles from Tucson, AZ. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,728people
$323kTypical home
$1,850/moRent
101° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
323Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,728
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,546 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 14 mi to Tucson, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,850/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 323 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 42 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 67 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 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TUS airport
- 10 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,480 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 575 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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