Best PlacesMidvale Park, Tucson, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midvale Park, Tucson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Midvale Park, Tucson ranks 3,857th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Midvale 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.
Midvale Park, Tucson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Midvale Park, Tucson ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Midvale Park, Tucson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Midvale Park, Tucson
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midvale Park, Tucson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,533, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Midvale Park, Tucson's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Midvale Park, Tucson
Midvale Park, Tucson runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Midvale Park, Tucson.
Who works in Midvale Park, Tucson, and how
Work in Midvale Park, Tucson centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Midvale Park, Tucson
Midvale Park, Tucson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Midvale Park, Tucson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Midvale Park, Tucson, month by month
Midvale Park, Tucson sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 52° | 38° |
| April | 88° | 71° | 53° |
| July | 104° | 89° | 77° |
| October | 91° | 74° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Midvale Park, Tucson
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Midvale Park, Tucson
Schools across Midvale Park, Tucson average a D, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John E White Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Miller Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Mccorkle Pk-8D− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Challenger Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Apollo Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Pueblo High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Sunnyside High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Pima Rose AcademyF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midvale Park, Tucson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midvale 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 Midvale Park, Tucson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Midvale Park, Tucson
Is Midvale Park, Tucson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midvale Park, Tucson ranks 3,857th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, low disaster risk, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Midvale Park, Tucson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,139. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $67,533 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Midvale Park, Tucson safe?
Yes, Midvale Park, Tucson is safer than 66% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $403 per resident a year.
Compare Midvale Park, Tucson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midvale Park, Tucson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midvale 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.
Midvale Park, Tucson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midvale Park, Tucson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midvale Park, Tucson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midvale Park, Tucson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midvale Park, Tucson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midvale 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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