Saddlebrooke, AZ vs Oro Valley, AZ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSaddlebrooke, AZOro Valley, AZ
Population13,08548,162
Median Household Income$88,686$107,117
Median Rent$2,774/mo$1,669/mo
Median Home Value$498,700$475,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)10397
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.9%44.2%
Poverty Rate5.4%6.5%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k112*65
Property Crime Rate /100k457*919
Median AQI6754
Good AQI Days /yr62123
Summer Highs100°F100°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.2 min26.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—18.3
College Degree Rate52.6%58%
Foreign-Born %7.7%10.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Saddlebrooke (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.