Cost Of Living & Real Estate

Comparison Highlights
- Overall, Phoenix, Arizona is 13.6% more expensive than Tucson, Arizona
- Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
- Median Home Cost is 27% more expensive in Phoenix. 

Cost of Living Comparison to LOCATION

  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • San Diego, CA 

Comparison Highlights 

  • Overall, Tucson, Arizona is 47.1% cheaper than Los Angeles, California
  • Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost-of-living difference.
  • Median Home Cost is 73% cheaper in Tucson. 

Best Things About Living In Tucson, AZ

REAL ESTATE

Median Home Price: $185,800 (Home Appreciation has been 7.2% over the last 10 years)

North Tucson includes the urban neighborhoods of Amphitheater and Flowing Wells.

Catalina Foothills includes among the area's most expensive homes, sometimes multimillion-dollar estates. The Foothills area is generally defined as north of River Road, east of Oracle Road and west of Sabino Creek.  

  • The West Side has areas of both urban and suburban development. 
  • West University, between the University of Arizona and downtown
  • Dunbar Spring, west of West University
  • Pie Allen, west and south of the university near Tucson High School and named for John Brackett "Pie" Allen, a local entrepreneur and early mayor of Tucson
  • Sam Hughes, east of the University of Arizona, named after a European-American pioneer in Tucson
  • into the Altar Valley, rural residential development predominates
  • Eastern Tucson is relatively new and has above-average real estate values relative to the rest of the city. The area includes urban and suburban development near the Rincon Mountains.
  • Southeast Tucson continues to experience rapid residential development.
  • Rita Ranch houses many of the military families 
  • Text BoxCivano, a planned development meant to showcase ecologically sound building practices and lifestyles. 
4 bed, 3 bath
2,053 sqft

$210,000

4 bed, 4 bath
4,050 sqft

$815,000

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