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Tucson vs Gilbert

Tucson, AZ compared with Gilbert, AZ · 95 miles apart

Tucson has 548,371 residents to Gilbert’s 287,285. Tucson comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Gilbert does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Tucson, AZ Gilbert, AZ
Population 548,371 287,285
Density (per sq mi) 2,258 4,177
Median household income $57,073 $122,551
Median home value $266,200 $575,100
Median rent $1,145 $2,110
Homeownership 51.8% 73.1%
Average commute 21.9 min 25.9 min
Median age 34.6 36.1
Bachelor's degree + 31.1% 48.2%
Poverty rate 18.9% 5.3%
Unemployment 6.2% 3.5%
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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