Best PlacesArmory Park, Tucson, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Armory Park, Tucson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Armory Park, Tucson ranks 3,678th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Armory Park, Tucson
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Armory Park, Tucson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Armory Park, Tucson ranks high
- BikingBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Armory Park, Tucson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Armory Park, Tucson
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Armory Park, Tucson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,880, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Armory Park, Tucson's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Armory Park, Tucson
Armory Park, Tucson runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Armory Park, Tucson.
Who works in Armory Park, Tucson, and how
Work in Armory Park, Tucson centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 43%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in Armory Park, Tucson
Armory Park, Tucson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Armory Park, Tucson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Armory Park, Tucson, month by month
Armory Park, Tucson sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 51° | 38° |
| April | 86° | 69° | 51° |
| July | 103° | 88° | 76° |
| October | 89° | 73° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Armory Park, Tucson
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Armory Park, Tucson
Schools across Armory Park, Tucson average a C+, better than 66% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sam Hughes ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Carrillo Intermediate Magnet SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Davis Bilingual Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Armory Park, Tucson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Armory Park, Tucson measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Armory Park, Tucson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Armory Park, Tucson
Is Armory Park, Tucson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Armory Park, Tucson ranks 3,678th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, transit, and low disaster risk, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Armory Park, Tucson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $439,160. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $51,880 median income, cost of living beats 15% of neighborhoods.
Is Armory Park, Tucson safe?
Armory Park, Tucson is safer than 9% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,094 per resident a year.
Compare Armory Park, Tucson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Armory Park, Tucson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Armory Park, Tucson represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Armory Park, Tucson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Armory Park, Tucson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Armory Park, Tucson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Armory Park, Tucson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Armory Park, Tucson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Armory Park, Tucson detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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