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Tucson vs Casas Adobes
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Arizona.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tucson has the most renters (48.2% rent).
Casas Adobes has the highest household income ($84k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Tucson | Casas Adobes |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 547,073Highest |
72,059Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest AZ: +11.9% |
+6.3%Highest AZ: +11.9% |
| Median age | 34.6±0.3Lowest 11% below AZ |
43±2Highest 10% above AZ |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±0.4Highest AZ: 21.6% |
18%±1.1Lowest AZ: 21.6% |
| Tucson and Casas Adobes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±0.4Lowest AZ: 18.9% |
24.5%±1Highest AZ: 18.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1%Lowest AZ: 33.3% |
42.5%Highest AZ: 33.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.7%±0.4Highest AZ: 6.2% |
6.3%±1Lowest AZ: 6.2% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,073±$944Lowest 29% below AZ |
$83,683±$3kHighest 5% above AZ |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$4kLowest 33% below AZ |
$343,400±$7kHighest 13% below AZ |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$13Lowest 26% below AZ |
$1,650±$49Highest 7% above AZ |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,786Lowest 5% below AZ |
$2,595Highest 38% above AZ |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.4%±2Highest AZ: 51.4% |
51.7%±4.9Lowest AZ: 51.4% |
| Tucson and Casas Adobes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.9%Highest AZ: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest AZ: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.8%Lowest AZ: 67.4% |
67.5%Highest AZ: 67.4% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than AZ |
1986Highest 6 yrs older than AZ |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 14% below AZ |
26 minHighest about the AZ average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±0.7Lowest AZ: 18.4% |
16%±1.8Highest AZ: 18.4% |
| Casas Adobes and Tucson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 117 in AZ | #17 of 117 in AZ |
| School district | Edge School Inc. The (4421) · Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) | Edge School Inc. The (4421) · Amphitheater Unified District (4406) |
| High school in town | Tucson Magnet High School | EDGE High School - Northwest |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.8Highest |
15.5Lowest |
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AZ average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.