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Tucson vs Chandler

Tucson, AZ compared with Chandler, AZ · 97 miles apart

Tucson has 548,371 residents to Chandler’s 278,748. Tucson comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Chandler does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Tucson, AZ Chandler, AZ
Population 548,371 278,748
Density (per sq mi) 2,258 4,243
Median household income $57,073 $108,095
Median home value $266,200 $507,800
Median rent $1,145 $1,902
Homeownership 51.8% 65%
Average commute 21.9 min 23.9 min
Median age 34.6 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 31.1% 47.7%
Poverty rate 18.9% 7.9%
Unemployment 6.2% 3.6%
Price to income 4.7× 4.7×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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