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72,059people live here $83,683median household incomeNear US average $1,650median rent per month▲ 17% above US $343,400median home valueNear US average

Casas Adobes is an unincorporated community in Pima County, AZ. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Casas Adobes

Casas Adobes is a large unincorporated community in Arizona with a highly educated workforce and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Casas Adobes deals with rent well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, hospital ratings below the national average, and very hot summers.

The good

Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Air quality concerns
Below-average hospital ratings
Very hot summers
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Casas Adobes compares

Median household income

Casas Adobes$83,683

Arizona avg$79,964

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Casas Adobes$1,650

Arizona avg$1,543

US$1,413

Median home value

Casas Adobes$343,400

Arizona avg$394,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Casas Adobes

Based on Casas Adobes's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,300

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $66,000 a year
49% of Casas Adobes renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$68,680

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $34,340
Homes cost 4.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 17% above US

$1,650/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,650 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $343,400. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $343,400 · 49% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Pima County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Pima County (county-wide)

Safety

214 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Casas Adobes doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Pima County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1821/100k · Policed by Pima County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 16% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

16%

Carpool

8.7%

Other

1.4%

Walk

0.9%

Public transit

0.7%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 101°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

2 hospitals

There are 2 Medicare-certified hospitals inside city limits. They average 2.0 out of 5 on Medicare's star rating.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 18% above US

43% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 43% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

18 public schools inside the boundary

There are 18 public schools inside the boundary and 7 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Saguaro National Park (16 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Casas Adobes's strongest point is a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,650/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive and people who struggle with heat.

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