Best PlacesSouth Park, Tucson, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South 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.
South Park, Tucson ranks 5,261st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South 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.
South Park, Tucson's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Park, Tucson ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
Where South Park, Tucson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Park, Tucson
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Park, Tucson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,279, 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 South Park, Tucson's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 South Park, Tucson
South 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 South Park, Tucson.
Who works in South Park, Tucson, and how
Work in South Park, Tucson centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in South Park, Tucson
South Park, Tucson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of South Park, Tucson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Park, Tucson, month by month
South 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 South Park, Tucson
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Park, Tucson
Schools across South Park, Tucson average a D+, better than 22% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Borton Primary Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Miles-exploratory Learning CenterD− · 13% proficient
- Cavett Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Pueblo High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Innovation Tech High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Park, Tucson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South 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 South Park, Tucson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Park, Tucson
Is South Park, Tucson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Park, Tucson ranks 5,261st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Park, Tucson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,945. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $50,279 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is South Park, Tucson safe?
South Park, Tucson is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $709 per resident a year.
Compare South Park, Tucson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Park, Tucson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South 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.
South Park, Tucson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Park, Tucson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Park, Tucson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Park, Tucson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Park, Tucson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South 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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