CITY PROFILE
Tucson, AZ
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Tucson is a mid-size metro where homes are on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move here. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine and a dry climate, making it ideal if you thrive in desert conditions with minimal rain. It's a straightforward trade-off: you'll pay more for housing, but you're getting consistent, sunny weather year-round.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $344K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,473/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 17.8°C · warmest 27.5°C · coolest 7.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 324 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.79 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #54 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy84
- Affordable to rent77
- Climate comfort87
- Plenty of sunshine95
- Big-city amenities87
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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