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Saguaro National Park is located right in Tucson, and it’s home to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. High desert country means some snow in the winter in the surrounding hills, but there are blue skies most of the year. Tucson is a popular retirement destination, but the Army and the Air Force are also big employers here.

The University of Arizona is in Tucson, so there’s a lively student community here. Tucson is flat, so it’s bikeable, and the city has been adding more bike lanes and dedicate bike routes. Sun Tran is the local bus service; it’s centered on downtown and the University, with a street car serving downtown.

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Tucson is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Tucson is the 28th most walkable large city in the US with 520,116 residents.

Tucson has some public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Find apartments in Tucson's most walkable neighborhoods: Iron Horse, West University and Pie Allen.

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Tucson Neighborhoods

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Iron Horse	86	68	100	582
2	West University	85	60	100	4,515
3	Pie Allen	83	65	100	777
4	Armory Park	78	64	100	1,820
5	Avondale	75	41	88	1,524
6	Duffy	74	41	93	1,122
7	Rincon Heights	72	55	99	2,168
8	Highland Vista Cinco Via	72	41	90	842
9	Sam Hughes	71	46	97	4,756
10	Swan Way Park	70	41	93	1,138
11	Barrio Hollywood	70	39	88	2,900
12	Dunbar Springs	69	60	99	1,088
13	El Presidio	69	64	96	633
14	Palo Verde	67	41	93	5,501
15	Wakefield	67	50	78	6,729
16	Ocotillo Oracle	67	46	94	1,137
17	Miramonte	66	42	90	3,503
18	Alvernon Heights	66	39	92	605
19	Barrio Santa Rosa	66	51	97	1,040
20	Mitman	66	42	84	1,200
21	Campbell-Grant	66	40	98	1,247
22	Santa Rita Park	66	48	98	1,936
23	Garden District	65	41	85	6,557
24	Feldman's	65	51	98	2,381
25	Shaheen Estates	65	38	95	1,267
26	Barrio Viejo	65	60	97	771
27	Balboa Heights	65	42	93	1,370
28	San Gabriel	65	39	92	902
29	Miles	64	48	99	828
30	Harlan Heights	64	42	81	1,518
31	Samos	64	41	98	1,038
32	Richland Heights West	63	39	95	547
33	Blenman-Elm	63	43	97	3,125
34	Limberlost	63	48	80	3,513
35	Thunderbird Height-Wilmot Desert Estate	63	44	78	847
36	Vista Del Sahuaro	63	42	72	1,446
37	Hedrick Acres	62	39	96	3,517
38	Sewell	62	40	74	1,202
39	Peter Howell	62	43	88	1,800
40	Keeling	62	42	94	4,708
41	Dodge Flower	62	39	91	2,834
42	Vista Del Monte	61	37	81	1,574
43	Grant-Glenn	61	38	96	1,425
44	Broadmoor-Broadway	60	41	92	923
45	Fairgrounds	60	49	76	2,204
46	Mountain 1st Avenue	60	40	96	1,364
47	North University	59	51	95	1,978
48	Rose	59	45	70	2,154
49	Mountain View	59	39	94	1,349
50	Broadway-Northeast	58	41	73	676
51	Amphi	58	43	89	7,454
52	Coronado Heights	58	42	90	1,650
53	Oak Flower	58	39	85	2,309
54	Poets Square	58	42	81	1,117
55	Bravo Park Lane	57	37	72	3,258
56	Catalina Vista	57	43	99	715
57	Menlo Park	56	42	80	5,016
58	Doolen-Fruitvale	56	38	92	1,866
59	Colonia Del Valle	55	38	77	2,195
60	Northwest	55	47	91	1,029
61	Corbett	54	36	80	6,124
62	La Madera	54	37	88	1,063
63	Sunset Villa	54	39	74	1,242
64	Richland Heights East	54	37	86	561
65	Desert Aire-Loma Linda	53	37	83	544
66	Sunnyside	53	41	66	15,433
67	Barrio Contro	52	38	83	1,078
68	Naylor	52	37	87	1,081
69	Julia Keen	52	38	77	5,282
70	Terra Del Sol	52	38	76	4,557
71	Cabrini	51	38	85	1,986
72	Miracle Manor	51	41	87	3,151
73	Rosemont West	51	39	85	1,657
74	Campus Farm	51	39	85	6,942
75	Arroyo Chico	50	40	90	2,811
76	Toumey Park	50	38	87	2,125
77	Barrio Blue Moon	49	47	90	987
78	Myers	49	36	82	5,203
79	Mortimore	47	34	49	1,237
80	Jefferson Park	47	45	94	2,457
81	North Dodge	46	39	82	2,124
82	Roberts	45	37	84	2,461
83	South Park	44	38	73	3,540
84	Harold Bell Wright Estates	43	43	64	602
85	Flowing Wells	43	31	63	8,755
86	Las Vistas	42	28	61	3,158
87	Cherry Avenue	41	33	61	8,733
88	Barrio Nopal	41	30	60	5,659
89	El Rio Acres	39	35	78	2,174
90	Elvira	38	32	58	3,224
91	Dietz	38	37	66	7,316
92	Pueblo Gardens	37	31	57	2,460
93	Stella Mann	35	30	66	4,510
94	Brichta	35	36	67	692
95	Old Spanish Trail	35	24	65	3,538
96	Rillito	33	35	70	1,513
97	Old Fort Lowell	32	30	56	2,240
98	Western Hills II	32	29	61	1,065
99	Drexel Park	31	41	48	2,098
100	Bear Canyon	31	10	39	2,425
101	Santiago Hills	29	35	53	865
102	Eastside	28	25	50	4,169
103	Prince Tuscon	27	29	69	1,905
104	Carson Corner	27	35	62	5,815
105	South Harrison	26	13	55	6,279
106	Santa Cruz Southwest	24	27	53	2,770
107	Midvale Park	24	30	48	13,539
108	Rita Ranch	22	13	46	16,082
109	Lakeside Park	20	32	50	5,372
110	Houghton	13	-	37	3,392
111	Civano	12	14	45	2,818
112	Westside Development	11	21	47	4,064
113	A Mountain	11	26	46	3,335
114	Enchanted Hills	8	25	47	1,657
115	Groves Lincoln Park	7	29	45	5,308
116	Mesquite Ranch	5	15	43	1,859
117	Coyote Corridor	5	24	33	2,307
118	Saguaro Miraflores	5	18	24	655
119	Tuscon Park West	4	11	44	725
120	Starr Pass	4	4	32	1,726

Moving to Tucson from another city?

You’ll probably want a car if you live in Tucson, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a walkable neighborhood for your home. There are lots of single family homes for rent, from smaller two bedroom houses to three and four bedroom houses with covered parking and large back yards.

Walk Score can help you find a studio or one bedroom apartment that’s near a bus line and the university. Or, find a condo in a complex that has a swimming pool and two bedroom units with balconies and air conditioning the Tucson summer weather.

Eating & Drinking

There are about 1,497 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Tucson.

People in Tucson can walk to an average of 1 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Tucson has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find Tucson apartments for rent near public transit.

Public Transit Routes

Tucson has some public transportation and about 49 bus lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Tucson on public transit.

Tucson has about 10 car shares from RelayRides and Hertz On Demand.

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Tucson is Bikeable

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