Living in Sahuarita, AZ
Suburb in Arizona
Sahuarita is a suburb in Arizona, home to about 35,000 people, with 892,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Sahuarita a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Safe: violent crime is 0.4× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $314k and rents for $1,950 a month
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Hot summers: highs around 99°F
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 892,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Sahuarita: common questions
What is the cost of living in Sahuarita?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $314k, 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 Sahuarita?
Arizona collects about $755 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.79% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Sahuarita safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.4× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Sahuarita?
Public schools in Sahuarita test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 21 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Sahuarita?
Sahuarita has mild winters: winter days average around 68°F and summer days around 99°F.
Does Sahuarita get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from heat waves, wildfires and flooding: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.02 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Sahuarita?
The nearest major airport is TUS, about 12 mi away.
How Sahuarita scores
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