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32.34° N · 111.01° W · GEOID 0410670

Casas Adobes

Pima County, Arizona · part of the Tucson, AZ metro

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The short answer

Casas Adobes is home to 72,059 people. Median household income is $83,683 a year and median rent is $1,650 a month, 23.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $343,400, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Casas Adobes's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $47 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 96% of places its size. Also notable: Rent rose 8% a year while household income rose 5.4% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by more than in 92% of places its size.

49OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Casas Adobes scores better than 49% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 30th of 92 in Arizona.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%35
Economy 20%59
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%44
Education 10%69
Commute 10%46
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,650
21% above the median place
Median household income
$83,683
4% above the median place
Median home value
$343,400
8% above the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
12% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Casas Adobes

  • Life nearby4 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 78% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
  • Who lives hereHouseholds average 2.26 people, smaller than than in 82% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Casas Adobes

Pima County gains about 3.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in37,193
Moved out34,748
Net+2,445

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$76K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pima County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pima County report $76,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$66,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,650 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,697 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $343,400.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 16.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
North Augusta, SC matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.4%
73% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.8%
1% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCasas AdobesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.8%1% above
Moved from another state13.4%73% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure3.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$76,2358% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,7391% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 23.7%, 16% above the median place.

Casas Adobes23.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$66,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.7%
16% above the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$65,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Casas Adobes, $1,650 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Casas Adobes, but easier on the budget

Places that match Casas Adobes on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
North Augusta, SC8916.3% vs 23.7%$9,600Compare
Sherwood, AR8916.2% vs 23.7%$7,500Compare
Fair Oaks, CA8519.6% vs 23.7%$27,100Compare
St. Charles, MO8417.5% vs 23.7%$6,900Compare

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Median year built1
1986
0% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.8%
16% below the median place
Vacant homes1
5.9%
17% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCasas AdobesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,65021% above
Rent to income123.7%16% above
Property tax rate10.8%16% below
Home price to income14.1x8% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.94% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,40513% below
HUD area median income4County figure$99,8007% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,59520% below
Median home value1$343,4008% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.1%65% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.2%9% above
Homeownership167.5%2% above
Renters paying 30%+151.7%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,6979% below
Vacant homes15.9%17% below
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 6.6%, 39% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
6.6%
39% below the median place
Income per person1
$47,276
18% above the median place
Works from home1
16.1%
29% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment4.3% −12%
Commutes by transit0.7% −22%
Median household income$83,683 +4%
Mean commute26 min +3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCasas AdobesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$83,6834% above
Income per person1$47,27618% above
Unemployment14.3%12% below
Average annual pay6County figure$64,2423% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure387,065157% above
Poverty rate16.6%39% below
Mean commute126 min3% above
Works from home116.1%29% above
Commutes by transit10.7%22% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 43 years old, older than in 87% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Household size1
2.3
10% below the median place
Median age1
43.0
10% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.6%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher42.5% +33%
High school or higher94.4% +2%
No health insurance6.0% −6%
Born abroad9.1% +3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCasas AdobesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population172,059555th largest
Median age143.010% above
Bachelor's or higher142.5%33% above
High school or higher194.4%2% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad19.1%3% above
No health insurance16.0%6% below
Homes with broadband194.6%3% above
05

Life in Casas Adobes

About 1 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 87% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

222 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.1 −40%
Playgrounds per 10k21.1 2.2×
Grocery stores per 10k2.6 +25%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.3 −25%
Libraries per 10k0.3 −68%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −40%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.3 10.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Saguaro Wilderness 21 miles
  • Saguaro National Park 25 miles
  • Tumacácori National Historical Park 54 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.6 −15%
Shops24.1 −20%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.3 +0%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
20.6
33% below the median place
Public schools12
363
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
140,387
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCasas AdobesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure363above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure140,387above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure16.78% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.615% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.120% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.30% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k96.140% below
Playgrounds per 10k921.1124% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.625% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.325% below
Libraries per 10k90.368% below
Named paths and bike trails91.240% below
Transit stops per sq mi92.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1020.633% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles104100% above
National Register listings11County figure222above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 100°F, 15% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Casas Adobes. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
100°F
15% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.8
11% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
11.4 in
74% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCasas AdobesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure100°F15% above
January average low13County figure38°F50% above
Average temperature13County figure68°F24% above
Annual precipitation13County figure11.4 in74% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.17% above
Hurricane risk14County figure18.774% below
Tornado risk14County figure37.554% below
Wildfire risk14County figure99.763% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.811% above
Median air quality index15County figure5426% above
Good air days15County figure33.7%51% below
08

Casas Adobes in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Casas Adobes does better than 33% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 77%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,650/mo (2024)$2,140/mo$1,760 to $2,610/mo+4.5%
Median household income$83,683 (2024)$106,500$90,000 to $126,000+4.1%
Median home value$343,400 (2024)$503,000$365,000 to $693,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Casas Adobes

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Fayetteville, GA$1,720$82,188Compare
White Bear Lake, MN$1,601$83,554Compare
Tucker, GA$1,647$80,317Compare
St. Petersburg, FL$1,663$75,192Compare
St. Petersburg, FLTucker, GAWhite Bear Lake, MNFayetteville, GACasas Adobes, AZCasas AdobesFayettevilleWhite Bear LakeTuckerSt. PetersburgCasas AdobesFayettevilleWhite Bear LakeTuckerSt. Petersburg

Places built like Casas Adobes

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Casas Adobes performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Casas Adobes, AZ23.7%5.4%/yrn/a
Grand Junction, CO19.6%5.9%/yr9.4%Compare
Loveland, CO24.5%4.3%/yr6.6%Compare
Santa Fe, NM23.9%4.9%/yr2.7%Compare
Longmont, CO24.0%4.1%/yr1.2%Compare
Sierra Vista, AZ19.6%3.4%/yr-0.9%Compare
Murray, UT19.8%7.1%/yr5.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Casas Adobes a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 49 out of 100, better than 49% of the places we rate and 30th of 92 in Arizona. 4 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 78% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. Households average 2.26 people, smaller than than in 82% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 38 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Casas Adobes expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $343,400.

What salary do you need to live in Casas Adobes?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $66,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Casas Adobes?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fayetteville, GA, White Bear Lake, MN, Tucker, GA and St. Petersburg, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Casas Adobes with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Casas Adobes itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/casas-adobes-arizona

Citytistics. “Casas Adobes, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/casas-adobes-arizona/

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