Best PlacesTumacacori, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tumacacori, 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.
Tumacacori ranks 35,784th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tumacacori
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.
Tumacacori's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tumacacori ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$89,983 median, better than 77% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Tumacacori ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tumacacori
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tumacacori home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,983, 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 Tumacacori'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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tumacacori
Tumacacori'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 Tumacacori.
Who works in Tumacacori, and how
Work in Tumacacori centers on construction and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tumacacori
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tumacacori.
What the weather is like in Tumacacori, month by month
Tumacacori sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 48° | 31° |
| April | 84° | 64° | 44° |
| July | 97° | 81° | 67° |
| October | 87° | 68° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Tumacacori
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tumacacori
Schools across Tumacacori average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- San Cayetano Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Mountain View SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coatimundi Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Rio Rico High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tumacacori school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tumacacori 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 Tumacacori against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tumacacori
Is Tumacacori a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tumacacori ranks 35,784th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tumacacori expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,725. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $89,983 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Tumacacori safe?
Tumacacori is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
Compare Tumacacori with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tumacacori. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tumacacori 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.
Tumacacori detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tumacacori: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tumacacori: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tumacacori: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tumacacori: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tumacacori 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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