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Tucson vs Peoria

Tucson, AZ compared with Peoria, AZ · 140 miles apart

Tucson has 548,371 residents to Peoria’s 200,881. Tucson comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Peoria does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Tucson, AZ Peoria, AZ
Population 548,371 200,881
Density (per sq mi) 2,258 1,137
Median household income $57,073 $95,815
Median home value $266,200 $463,600
Median rent $1,145 $1,843
Homeownership 51.8% 76%
Average commute 21.9 min 28.2 min
Median age 34.6 41.7
Bachelor's degree + 31.1% 36.3%
Poverty rate 18.9% 8.4%
Unemployment 6.2% 4%
Price to income 4.7× 4.8×

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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