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Updated April 19, 2026

Average Rent in Tucson AZ

10 apartment buildings, 37 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$1,231/mo

market average

Cheapest

$695/mo

The Crossings on Grande

Properties

10

tracked daily

Units

37

available now

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 10 properties in Tucson AZ.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

Rent by Bedroom Count

Price per Square Foot

Tucson AZ Rent Prices

All 10 properties ranked by lowest available rent.

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Tucson AZ Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in Tucson AZ is $1,231 per month, based on 37 units across 10 apartment communities. Prices range from $695 at The Crossings on Grande to $2,009 at One East Broadway.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type Avg Rent Starting From Units
Studio $1,789/mo $1,295/mo 6
1 Bed $1,033/mo $695/mo 20
2 Bed $1,288/mo $1,045/mo 11

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Tucson AZ?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$49,000/year

30 percent rule — using our average rent of $1,231/mo.

Comfortable income

$59,000/year

25 percent rule — leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($695/mo), you need to earn at least $28,000/year.

Median household income in Tucson AZ is $54,546 — about 8% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Tucson AZ

Overall prices in Tucson AZ runs below the national average by about 5% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 94.9, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Tucson AZ's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $1,231
Utilities $421
Groceries $523
Transportation $1,004
Healthcare $490
Other goods and services $783
Estimated total $4,451/mo

Population

543,348

Median household income

$54,546

Median age

34.6

Mean commute

22 min

Methodology

† Rent data is sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living estimates for utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, and other goods and services combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures (median household income, population, median age, commute time) come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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