Best places to live in the Tucson metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Tucson metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#21. Summit
- Niche grade: C-
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 4,410
#20. South Tucson
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,601
#19. Rio Rico
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 21,798
#18. Picture Rocks
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 9,665
#17. San Manuel
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 3,269
#16. Avra Valley
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,364
#15. Drexel Heights
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 27,636
#14. Green Valley
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 21,581
#13. Benson
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 5,331
#12. Tucson Estates
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 12,687
#11. Tucson
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 543,348
#10. Flowing Wells
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 16,989
#9. Catalina
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,908
#8. Tanque Verde
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,531
#7. Sahuarita
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,012
#6. Marana
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 54,487
#5. Casas Adobes
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 70,770
#4. Oro Valley
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 47,595
#3. Vail
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 15,722
#2. Corona de Tucson
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 9,039
#1. Catalina Foothills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 51,756