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32.27° N · 110.74° W · GEOID 0472000

Tanque Verde

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

ArizonaTanque Verde, AZTanque VerdeTanque Verde

The short answer

Tanque Verde is home to 15,866 people. Median household income is $121,599 a year and median rent is $1,347 a month, 13.3% 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 $607,900, about 5.0x annual median household income.

The story in Tanque Verde is how fast things are changing. Rent took 20.4% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 13.3% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 0.7 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: The median rent takes 13.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places we track.

65OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Tanque Verde scores better than 65% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 15th of 92 in Arizona.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%60
Economy 20%73
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%22
Education 10%88
Commute 10%30
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
$1,347
1% below the median place
Median household income
$121,599
51% above the median place
Median home value
$607,900
90% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% 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 Tanque Verde

  • Value for moneyRent 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 Tanque Verde

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
3.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.1% 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
$53,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,347 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,377 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $607,900.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 23.3% work from home; 1.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Town and Country, MO matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.3%
42% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.1%
57% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTanque VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.3%42% below
Moved from another state13.1%57% 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

Home values are about 30% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Tanque Verde13.3%
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
$53,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.3%
35% below the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
32% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$108,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tanque Verde, $1,347 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 Tanque Verde, but easier on the budget

Places that match Tanque Verde 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
Town and Country, MO6410.1% vs 13.3%$104,900Compare
Lake Norman of Iredell, NC649.2% vs 13.3%$54,400Compare
Highland Lakes, AL618.5% vs 13.3%$54,300Compare
Tyrone, GA6010.5% vs 13.3%$16,500Compare

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Homeownership1
96.1%
45% above the median place
Median home value1
$607,900
90% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
32% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTanque VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3471% below
Rent to income113.3%35% below
Property tax rate10.6%32% below
Home price to income15.0x32% 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$3,78816% above
Median home value1$607,90090% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.1%65% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.2%9% above
Homeownership196.1%45% above
Renters paying 30%+153.6%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,37727% above
Vacant homes110.1%43% above
Median year built119830% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 2.3%, 79% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
2.3%
79% below the median place
Income per person1
$66,762
67% above the median place
Works from home1
23.3%
87% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$121,599 +51%
Mean commute29 min +14%
Unemployment4.4% −10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTanque VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$121,59951% above
Income per person1$66,76267% above
Unemployment14.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$64,2423% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure387,065157% above
Poverty rate12.3%79% below
Mean commute129 min14% above
Works from home123.3%87% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.5%76% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 57.3, 47% above the median place.

Median age1
57.3
47% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.7%
6% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.7%
58% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher58.9% +84%
Homes with broadband94.3% +2%
Born abroad6.3% −29%
Household size2.4 −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTanque VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population115,8662866th largest
Median age157.347% above
Bachelor's or higher158.9%84% above
High school or higher197.7%6% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad16.3%29% below
No health insurance12.7%58% below
Homes with broadband194.3%2% above
05

Life in Tanque Verde

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 92 Arizona places 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 residents8.2 −19%
Playgrounds per 10k21.4 2.3×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails14 km 7.1×
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 5 miles
  • Saguaro National Park 9 miles
  • Tumacácori National Historical Park 52 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
5.4
82% 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
MeasureTanque VerdeAmong 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 10k98.219% below
Playgrounds per 10k921.4128% 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 trails914.2above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site105.482% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% 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 Tanque Verde. 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
MeasureTanque VerdeAmong 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

Tanque Verde in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% 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, Tanque Verde does better than 60% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 70%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,347/mo (2024)$1,670/mo$1,370 to $2,040/mo+3.7%
Median household income$121,599 (2024)$153,500$130,000 to $181,500+4.0%
Median home value$607,900 (2024)$884,000$642,000 to $1,218,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

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

09

Places like Tanque Verde

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

PlaceRentIncome
Margate City, NJ$1,347$121,800Compare
Fernandina Beach, FL$1,259$97,903Compare
Corrales, NM$1,143$102,307Compare
Catalina Foothills, AZ$1,412$115,304Compare
Catalina Foothills, AZCorrales, NMFernandina Beach, FLMargate City, NJTanque Verde, AZTanque VerdeMargate CityFernandina BeachCorralesCatalina FoothillsTanque VerdeMargate CityFernandina BeachCorralesCatalina Foothills

Places built like Tanque Verde

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 Tanque Verde performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Tanque Verde, AZ13.3%3.7%/yrn/a
Paradise Valley, AZ17.0%3.2%/yr-3.2%Compare
Corrales, NM13.4%3.6%/yr0.1%Compare
Fountain Hills, AZ20.1%5.7%/yr-0.8%Compare
Murrysville, PA15.6%3.6%/yr-1.7%Compare
Woodmoor, CO15.9%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Pinehurst, NC18.2%6.0%/yr6.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Tanque Verde a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 65 out of 100, better than 65% of the places we rate and 15th of 92 in Arizona. 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. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tanque Verde expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.3% 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 $607,900.

What salary do you need to live in Tanque Verde?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $53,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tanque Verde?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Margate City, NJ, Fernandina Beach, FL, Corrales, NM and Catalina Foothills, AZ.

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

Citytistics. “Tanque Verde, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tanque-verde-arizona/

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