Best PlacesBear Canyon, Tucson, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bear Canyon, Tucson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bear Canyon, Tucson ranks 1,005th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bear Canyon, 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.
Bear Canyon, Tucson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bear Canyon, Tucson ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Bear Canyon, Tucson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bear Canyon, Tucson
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bear Canyon, Tucson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,146, 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 Bear Canyon, Tucson's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bear Canyon, Tucson
Bear Canyon, Tucson's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bear Canyon, Tucson.
Who works in Bear Canyon, Tucson, and how
Work in Bear Canyon, Tucson centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bear Canyon, Tucson
Bear Canyon, Tucson has more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Bear Canyon, Tucson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bear Canyon, Tucson, month by month
Bear Canyon, Tucson sees roughly 173 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 Bear Canyon, Tucson
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bear Canyon, Tucson
Schools across Bear Canyon, Tucson average a B−, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Collier Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Miles-exploratory Learning CenterD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Sahuaro High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bear Canyon, Tucson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bear Canyon, 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 Bear Canyon, Tucson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bear Canyon, Tucson
Is Bear Canyon, Tucson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bear Canyon, Tucson ranks 1,005th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, low crime, and health care access, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bear Canyon, Tucson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $502,483. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $101,146 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is Bear Canyon, Tucson safe?
Yes, Bear Canyon, Tucson is safer than 93% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Bear Canyon, Tucson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bear Canyon, Tucson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bear Canyon, 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.
Bear Canyon, Tucson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bear Canyon, Tucson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bear Canyon, Tucson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bear Canyon, Tucson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bear Canyon, Tucson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bear Canyon, 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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