Compare Tucson Areas Side by Side
Two or three Tucson-area subdivisions at a time, on closed-sale price band and average, home count, build era, HOA structure and school district. Only the areas whose figures were aggregated the same way appear here — Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, one interval and one property type — so what the columns show is the difference between the places rather than a difference in how they were counted.
Which areas can be compared, and why only these
A comparison is only honest when both sides were measured the same way. This site publishes figures for around forty subdivisions and a hundred neighborhoods, and most of those numbers predate the current sourcing requirement: they come from different sources, over different periods. Two of those in adjacent columns would manufacture a difference out of methodology and present it as a difference between places — the one error a reader of a comparison table has no way to detect. So the set is restricted to the areas measured over one shared interval and property type, and it is derived from the data rather than curated, which means it grows as more areas are refreshed and cannot be padded by hand.
- Cortaro Ranch — Marana, AZ
- Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, aggregated over the subdivision-level boundary, pulled 2026-08-17. Closed-sale band $300K – $445K, averaging $368,000 across ~350 homes. Built 1999–2004. Marana USD.
- Tangerine Crossing — Marana, AZ
- Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, aggregated over the subdivision-level boundary, pulled 2026-08-18. Closed-sale band $400K – $680K, averaging $587,000 across ~430 homes. Built 2007–2014. Marana USD.
- Rincon Trails — Vail, AZ
- Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, aggregated over the subdivision-level boundary, pulled 2026-08-19. Closed-sale band $450K – $715K, averaging $555,000 across ~600 homes. Built 2004–2010. Vail USD.
- Madera Reserve — Green Valley, AZ
- Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, aggregated over the subdivision-level boundary, pulled 2026-08-20. Closed-sale band $450K – $899K, averaging $667,000 across ~200 homes. Built 1997–2007. Continental ESD.
- The Villages of La Cañada — Oro Valley, AZ
- Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, aggregated over the subdivision-level boundary, pulled 2026-08-23. Closed-sale band $350K – $550K, averaging $443,000 across ~700 homes. Built 1989–2001. Amphitheater USD.
- Sky Ranch — Marana, AZ
- Residential closings over August 2023 – July 2026, aggregated over the neighborhood-level boundary, pulled 2026-08-24. Closed-sale band $430K – $700K+, averaging $638,000 across ~340 homes. Built 2006–2021. Marana USD.
These are closed sales, not asking prices
Every price on this page describes what actually changed hands over August 2023 – July 2026. It is a three-year historical average, not a reading of what is on the market today, and this site displays no MLS listing data at all. Three years is long enough to be stable on areas that see a few dozen sales a year, which is what most of these are — a six-month band on a small subdivision moves on two unusual houses. The cost of that stability is that it lags. For what a specific home would sell for now, the answer is a comparative market analysis on that home rather than an area average.
Why one area's boundary is drawn differently
Most of these areas resolve to a subdivision-level boundary. Sky Ranch has no subdivision-level polygon at its centroid at all, so its figures are aggregated over the neighborhood-level boundary containing it — a wider area than the plat. That is shown in the table rather than smoothed over: a reader comparing it against five subdivision-level areas is entitled to know the boundary is not the same kind of shape, and finding that out later is worse than reading it now.
What a higher average does not mean
An average closed price reflects what has been built and what has sold. An area of larger, newer houses shows a higher number than an area of smaller, older ones on the same street grid, and neither fact says which one suits a particular person. What the columns are good for is narrowing: seeing that two areas under consideration are twenty percent apart on typical closed price, or that one sits in a different school district or a different town's jurisdiction than assumed. The HOA column describes governance, and assessments vary by phase and by year inside a single association, so the CC&Rs and the current budget are the authority. The school column names the assigned district, which is not a guaranteed placement at a particular campus — attendance boundaries change and the district is the authority on both.
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Frequently asked questions
Why can only some Tucson areas be compared here?
A comparison is only honest when both sides were measured the same way. This site publishes figures for around forty subdivisions and a hundred neighborhoods, and most of those numbers predate the current sourcing requirement — they come from different sources, over different periods. Putting two of those in adjacent columns would manufacture a difference out of methodology and present it as a difference between places, which is the one error a reader of a comparison table has no way to detect. So the tool is restricted to the areas whose figures were pulled over one shared interval, August 2023 – July 2026, for the same property type. That set grows as more areas are refreshed, and it cannot be padded by hand.
Are these current asking prices?
No. Every price here is closed sales over August 2023 – July 2026 — a three-year historical average of what actually changed hands, not what is on the market today. This site displays no MLS listing data at all. A three-year window is long enough to be stable on areas that see a few dozen sales a year, which is what most of these are, and that stability is the point: a six-month band on a small subdivision moves on two unusual houses. The trade-off is that it lags. For what a specific home would sell for now, the answer is a comparative market analysis on that home rather than an area average.
Why does one area show a different boundary type?
Because the boundary really is drawn differently, and hiding that would make the comparison look more equivalent than it is. Most of these areas resolve to a subdivision-level polygon. Sky Ranch has no subdivision polygon at its centroid, so its figures are aggregated over the neighborhood-level boundary that contains it — a wider area than the plat. The table shows which boundary each column used and the date it was pulled, so the reader can weigh that rather than discover it later.
Does a higher average price mean a better area?
No, and the table is not built to answer that question. An average price reflects what has been built and what has sold: an area of larger, newer houses shows a higher number than an area of smaller, older ones on the same street grid, and neither fact tells you which one suits you. What the columns are useful for is narrowing — seeing that two areas you were weighing are twenty percent apart on typical closed price, or that one is in a different school district or a different town's jurisdiction than you assumed. The decision after that is a conversation about specific houses.
What do the HOA and school columns actually tell me?
The HOA column describes governance and, where it is published, a typical assessment — but assessments vary by phase and by year within a single association, so treat it as an indication and read the actual CC&Rs and the current budget before relying on a figure. The school column names the district the area is assigned to, which is not the same as a guaranteed placement at a particular campus: attendance boundaries change, open enrollment exists, and the district is the authority on both. Verify with the district before it matters to your decision.