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City in Arizona, United States

South Tucson

$210kMedian Home
356Sunny Days/yr
83°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 6k· Elev. 2,425 ftWikipedia

South Tucson is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States and an enclave of the much larger city of Tucson. South Tucson is known for being heavily influenced by Hispanic, and especially Mexican, culture; restaurants and shops which sell traditional Mexican food and other goods can be found throughout the city. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 4,613.Wikipedia

Motto: The Pueblo Within A City
About the RegionDesert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

01

Sports Footprint

League Snapshot
2 Teams/Programs1 Minor1 College
Minor League Clubs
1
Tucson Roadrunners
College Programs
1
Arizona Wildcats
Source: local sports dataset (`data/sports.csv`)
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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median Rent
$210k
Median Home Price
Rent burden37% of income
Household Income
$34k
Median annual
05

Climate

Sunshine
356
sunny days per year
98% of the year
Avg High Temp
83°F
annual average
Humidity
35%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
73/100
Great
Temp Swing
37°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
13"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
39
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population6k
Altitude2,425 ftabove sea level
Median Age36 yrs
College Educated9%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home2%of workforce

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