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Valencia West.
Valencia West 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 Valencia West
Valencia West is an unincorporated community in Arizona with household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Valencia West deals with long average commutes, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, and very hot summers.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
The not so good
- Long commutes
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- Very hot summers
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Valencia West compares
Median household income
Median home value
What it takes to move to Valencia West
Based on Valencia West's median rent, home value and household income
To buy
$64,600
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $32,300
- Homes cost 3.2× 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
Valencia West 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 around▲ 42% above US
37 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 37 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 99°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 41°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 41% below US
21% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 21%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
1 public school inside the boundary
There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 1 private school.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Saguaro National Park (21 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Valencia West's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes and people who struggle with heat.
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