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32.11° N · 110.69° W · GEOID 0460120

Rincon Valley

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

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

ArizonaRincon Valley, AZRincon ValleyRincon Valley

The short answer

Rincon Valley is home to 6,512 people. Median household income is $132,098 a year and median rent is $1,212 a month, 11.0% 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 $547,300, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,212
11% below the median place
Median household income
$132,098
65% above the median place
Median home value
$547,300
71% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above 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 Rincon Valley

  • 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 92 Arizona places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2004, newer housing than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $132,098 a year, more than in 86% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 2.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 84% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Rincon Valley

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
4.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% 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
$48,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,212 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,305 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $547,300.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 21.0% work from home; 1.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Miller Place, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.1%
29% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.7%
86% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRincon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.1%29% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.7%86% 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

Homeownership is 99.1%, 49% above the median place.

Rincon Valley11.0%
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
$48,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.0%
46% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
9% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$119,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rincon Valley, $1,212 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 Rincon Valley, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Credit River, MN7.5% vs 11.0%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
99.1%
49% above the median place
Median year built1
2004
1% above the median place
Median home value1
$547,300
71% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRincon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,21211% below
Rent to income111.0%46% below
Property tax rate10.8%12% below
Home price to income14.1x9% 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$4,39735% above
Median home value1$547,30071% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.1%65% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.2%9% above
Homeownership199.1%49% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.2%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,30523% above
Vacant homes1County figure8.8%24% above
Median year built120041% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $132,098, 65% above the median place.

Median household income1
$132,098
65% above the median place
Income per person1
$58,140
45% above the median place
Mean commute1
31 min
24% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRincon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$132,09865% above
Income per person1$58,14045% above
Unemployment1County figure5.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$64,2423% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure387,065157% above
Poverty rate1County figure14.3%33% above
Mean commute131 min24% above
Works from home121.0%69% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.5%76% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.8%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.4%
7% above the median place
Median age1
46.1
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher48.3% +51%
Born abroad4.2% −53%
Household size2.7 +6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRincon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,5125651st largest
Median age146.118% above
Bachelor's or higher148.3%51% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.76% above
Born abroad14.2%53% below
No health insurance1County figure8.6%34% above
Homes with broadband198.4%7% above
05

Life in Rincon Valley

The nearest National Park Service site is Saguaro Wilderness, about 6 miles away.

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 residents9.2 −9%
Playgrounds per 10k12.3 +31%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails15 km 7.7×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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 6 miles
  • Saguaro National Park 8 miles
  • Tumacácori National Historical Park 43 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
6.2
80% 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
MeasureRincon ValleyAmong 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 10k99.29% below
Playgrounds per 10k912.331% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails915.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site106.280% 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 Rincon Valley. 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
MeasureRincon ValleyAmong 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

Rincon Valley in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$132,098 (2024)$165,500$139,500 to $195,500+3.8%
Median home value$547,300 (2024)$789,000$573,000 to $1,087,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 4.8 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 Rincon Valley

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

PlaceRentIncome
Miller Place, NY$1,172$146,492Compare
Waukesha, WI$1,292$130,978Compare
Lemont, IL$1,209$123,370Compare
Tichigan, WI$1,201$126,933Compare
Tichigan, WILemont, ILWaukesha, WIMiller Place, NYRincon Valley, AZRincon ValleyMiller PlaceWaukeshaLemontTichiganRincon ValleyWaukeshaLemontTichigan

Common questions

Is Rincon Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 92 Arizona places. The median rent takes only 11.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rincon Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $547,300.

What salary do you need to live in Rincon Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rincon Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Miller Place, NY, Waukesha, WI, Lemont, IL and Tichigan, WI.

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 Rincon Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rincon Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rincon-valley-arizona

Citytistics. “Rincon Valley, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rincon-valley-arizona/

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