Cost of living in Oro Valley, Arizona
Oro Valley, Arizona has about 48,162 people. Typical rent is $1,669 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $107,117 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #21 in Arizona on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,669 a month.
Oro Valley is a town in Arizona. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $107,117 a year.
- People
- 48,162
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,669
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $107,117
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $475,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,405
- Tucson, AZ MSA
Oro Valley, Arizona has about 48,162 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $475,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pima County is $1,405 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oro Valley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Tucson, AZ metro area, prices sit at 96.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Arizona taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Oro Valley's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Arizona home paid 15.38¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Oro Valley's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Arizona in the table we use.
Among 171 places we list in Arizona with a rent figure, 31 have higher typical rent than Oro Valley.
Nearby places
- Casas Adobes
Typical rent $1,650
Compare with Oro Valley - Catalina
Typical rent $1,326
Compare with Oro Valley - Flowing Wells
Typical rent $1,034
Compare with Oro Valley - Marana
Typical rent $1,818
Compare with Oro Valley - Catalina Foothills
Typical rent $1,412
Compare with Oro Valley - Saddlebrooke
Typical rent $2,774
Compare with Oro Valley - Tucson Mountains
Typical rent $1,450
- South Tucson
Typical rent $941
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Arizona
Bigger places in Arizona
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.