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Cost of living in Tucson, Arizona

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,145 a month.

Tucson is a city in Arizona. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,073 a year.

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People
547,073
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,145
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,073
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$266,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,405
Tucson, AZ MSA

Tucson, Arizona has about 547,073 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $266,200.

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 Tucson. 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 Tucson'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 Tucson'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, 80 have higher typical rent than Tucson.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.