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City guide · Arizona
Moving to Tucson, AZ
Sonoran Desert, U of A, retiree-friendly.
Pop. 548kCost index 95.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,300/moMedian home $320kWalk score 42
Tucson (metro area) has an overall price level 95.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
95.0Housing index
106.8Groceries index (modeled)
98.8Utilities index (modeled)
99.3Electricity rate
15.6 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.0Median home value (est.)
$320,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,300/moArizona unemployment is 4.7% with median household income $81k.
Unemployment rate
4.7%Median household income
$81,486Per-capita income
$43,676Labor-force participation
61.4%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberTucson: median home value $320,000.
Home value
$320,000Rent
$1,300/moHomeownership rate
68.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
84/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowArizona 4th-grade math proficiency: 33.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
33.8%Per-pupil spending
$9,458Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
66.0%Notable universities
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