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Tanque Verde.
Tanque Verde 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 Tanque Verde
Tanque Verde is an unincorporated community in Arizona with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Tanque Verde deals with home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and very hot summers.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- High home prices
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- Very hot summers
How Tanque Verde compares
Median household income
Median home value
What it takes to move to Tanque Verde
Based on Tanque Verde's median rent, home value and household income
To buy
$121,580
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $60,790
- Homes cost 5.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
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
Tanque Verde 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
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.
How workers get to work
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
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 63% above US
59% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.
Schools
9 public schools inside the boundary
There are 9 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Saguaro National Park (3 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Tanque Verde's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. It tends to suit remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for people who struggle with heat.
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