Pima County · Arizona · West · 547k residents
Tucson, AZ: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Tucson: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Arizona median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: Curated city row; coverage varies by fact.
The median home value in Tucson is $330,000, 14% below the Arizona median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,350/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 92 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $55,000 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findingsLimited coverage: This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A Sonoran Desert city where food heritage, mountain ranges, and university life share the table.
Known for: Sonoran cuisine, desert ecology, astronomy, the University of Arizona, and historic barrios.
Calendar note: The Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is a major annual draw.
Story source: Visit Tucson
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Tucson about 19 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 286 sunny days and 0 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 43 and an average commute of 23 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Tucson side by side
Cost of living index
92
Median home value
$330,000
2-bedroom rent
$1,350/mo
Median household income
$55,000
Housing momentum
How fast Tucson's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
23/100
Cooling
Ranks Tucson's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Tucson's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $330,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $210 |
| Property tax rate | 0.85% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,050/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,350/mo |
| State & local income tax | 1.64% |
| Sales tax | 8.7% |
| Cost of living index | 92 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $0/mo |
| Gas price | $3.45/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,050/mo |
| Median household income | $55,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Population | 547k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 43/100 |
| Disaster risk | 99/100 |
| Avg. commute | 23 min |
| Sunny days / year | 286 days |
| July high | 100°F |
| January low | 42°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -2.1% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +0.7% |
| Rent MoM | 0.0% |
| Ocean coast | 360 mi |
| Big lake | 103 mi |
| Mountains | 19 mi |
| Major airport | 7 mi |
| Ski resort | 219 mi |
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Real listings in Tucson
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- What is the cost of living in Tucson, AZ?
- Tucson indexes at 92 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,350/mo and a median home value of $330,000.
- How much does a house cost in Tucson?
- The median home value in Tucson is $330,000, 14% below the Arizona median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Tucson?
- A two-bedroom in Tucson rents for about $1,350/mo.