Living in Catalina Foothills, AZ
Suburb in Arizona
Catalina Foothills is a suburb in Arizona, home to about 52,000 people, with 989,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Catalina Foothills a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Dog-friendly: 43 dog parks within 9 mi
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
- Hot summers: highs around 101°F
- Smaller job market: about 989,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Catalina Foothills: common questions
What is the cost of living in Catalina Foothills?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $690k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,950 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 97, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Catalina Foothills?
Arizona collects about $755 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.72% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Catalina Foothills safe?
Catalina Foothills isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Catalina Foothills?
Catalina Foothills is warm all year: winter days average around 69°F and summer days around 101°F.
Does Catalina Foothills get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and heat waves: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Catalina Foothills?
The nearest major airport is TUS, about 13 mi away.
How Catalina Foothills scores
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