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Best places to live in Greater Tucson

14 places with 814,581 residents within about 30 km of Tucson, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Tucson, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Oro Valley
    Arizona, 45,303 residents    54
  2. 2Casas Adobes
    Arizona, 66,795 residents    50
  3. 3Catalina Foothills
    Arizona, 50,796 residents    50
  4. 4Tucson
    Arizona, 542,629 residents    48
  5. 5Drexel Heights
    Arizona, 27,749 residents    45
  6. 6Tucson Estates
    Arizona, 12,192 residents    45
  7. 7Valencia West
    Arizona, 9,355 residents    44
  8. 8Tanque Verde
    Arizona, 16,901 residents    44
  9. 9Tortolita
    Arizona, 4,274 residents    43
  10. 10Flowing Wells
    Arizona, 16,419 residents    43

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For retired couples

  1. 1Oro Valley
    Arizona, 45,303 residents    63
  2. 2Casas Adobes
    Arizona, 66,795 residents    62
  3. 3Catalina Foothills
    Arizona, 50,796 residents    59
  4. 4Tucson
    Arizona, 542,629 residents    59
  5. 5Tucson Estates
    Arizona, 12,192 residents    58
  6. 6Drexel Heights
    Arizona, 27,749 residents    57
  7. 7Tortolita
    Arizona, 4,274 residents    57
  8. 8Valencia West
    Arizona, 9,355 residents    56
  9. 9Flowing Wells
    Arizona, 16,419 residents    54
  10. 10South Tucson
    Arizona, 5,715 residents    50

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For remote workers

  1. 1Oro Valley
    Arizona, 45,303 residents    65
  2. 2Catalina Foothills
    Arizona, 50,796 residents    65
  3. 3Casas Adobes
    Arizona, 66,795 residents    65
  4. 4Tucson
    Arizona, 542,629 residents    64
  5. 5Tucson Estates
    Arizona, 12,192 residents    61
  6. 6Drexel Heights
    Arizona, 27,749 residents    61
  7. 7Valencia West
    Arizona, 9,355 residents    60
  8. 8Tanque Verde
    Arizona, 16,901 residents    58
  9. 9Flowing Wells
    Arizona, 16,419 residents    58
  10. 10South Tucson
    Arizona, 5,715 residents    54

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For commuters

  1. 1Tucson
    Arizona, 542,629 residents    78
  2. 2Catalina Foothills
    Arizona, 50,796 residents    74
  3. 3Casas Adobes
    Arizona, 66,795 residents    70
  4. 4South Tucson
    Arizona, 5,715 residents    69
  5. 5Flowing Wells
    Arizona, 16,419 residents    65
  6. 6Oro Valley
    Arizona, 45,303 residents    64
  7. 7Drexel Heights
    Arizona, 27,749 residents    64
  8. 8Tucson Estates
    Arizona, 12,192 residents    59
  9. 9Tanque Verde
    Arizona, 16,901 residents    58
  10. 10Valencia West
    Arizona, 9,355 residents    56

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For single professionals

  1. 1Tucson
    Arizona, 542,629 residents    69
  2. 2Catalina Foothills
    Arizona, 50,796 residents    63
  3. 3Casas Adobes
    Arizona, 66,795 residents    57
  4. 4South Tucson
    Arizona, 5,715 residents    56
  5. 5Oro Valley
    Arizona, 45,303 residents    50
  6. 6Flowing Wells
    Arizona, 16,419 residents    46
  7. 7Drexel Heights
    Arizona, 27,749 residents    43
  8. 8Tucson Estates
    Arizona, 12,192 residents    38
  9. 9Valencia West
    Arizona, 9,355 residents    37
  10. 10Tanque Verde
    Arizona, 16,901 residents    33

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Oro Valley
    Arizona, 45,303 residents    46
  2. 2Catalina Foothills
    Arizona, 50,796 residents    46
  3. 3Casas Adobes
    Arizona, 66,795 residents    45
  4. 4Tucson
    Arizona, 542,629 residents    45
  5. 5Flowing Wells
    Arizona, 16,419 residents    43
  6. 6Drexel Heights
    Arizona, 27,749 residents    42
  7. 7South Tucson
    Arizona, 5,715 residents    42
  8. 8Tucson Estates
    Arizona, 12,192 residents    40
  9. 9Valencia West
    Arizona, 9,355 residents    39
  10. 10Tortolita
    Arizona, 4,274 residents    39

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Towns in Greater Tucson