Best PlacesWestside Development, Tucson, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westside Development, 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.
Westside Development, Tucson ranks 3,240th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Westside Development, 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.
Westside Development, Tucson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westside Development, Tucson ranks high
- QuietBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Westside Development, Tucson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westside Development, Tucson
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westside Development, Tucson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,482, 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 Westside Development, Tucson's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Westside Development, Tucson
Westside Development, Tucson runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westside Development, Tucson.
Who works in Westside Development, Tucson, and how
Work in Westside Development, Tucson centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Westside Development, Tucson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Westside Development, Tucson.
What the weather is like in Westside Development, Tucson, month by month
Westside Development, 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 Westside Development, Tucson
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Westside Development, Tucson
Schools across Westside Development, Tucson average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Tolson Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Henry Hank OyamaD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cholla High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westside Development, Tucson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westside Development, 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 Westside Development, Tucson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westside Development, Tucson
Is Westside Development, Tucson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westside Development, Tucson ranks 3,240th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westside Development, Tucson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,422. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $82,482 median income, cost of living beats 59% of neighborhoods.
Is Westside Development, Tucson safe?
Yes, Westside Development, Tucson is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
Compare Westside Development, Tucson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westside Development, Tucson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westside Development, 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.
Westside Development, Tucson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westside Development, Tucson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westside Development, Tucson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westside Development, Tucson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westside Development, Tucson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westside Development, 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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