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Tucson vs Maricopa

Tucson, AZ compared with Maricopa, AZ · 90 miles apart

Tucson has 548,371 residents to Maricopa’s 78,362. Tucson comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Maricopa does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Tucson, AZ Maricopa, AZ
Population 548,371 78,362
Density (per sq mi) 2,258 1,844
Median household income $57,073 $96,391
Median home value $266,200 $377,200
Median rent $1,145 $1,998
Homeownership 51.8% 83.6%
Average commute 21.9 min 36.6 min
Median age 34.6 36.8
Bachelor's degree + 31.1% 23.6%
Poverty rate 18.9% 7.4%
Unemployment 6.2% 5%
Price to income 4.7× 3.9×

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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