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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	97	4,515
3	Pie Allen	83	65	99	777
4	Armory Park	78	64	97	1,820
5	Avondale	75	41	95	1,524
6	Duffy	74	41	92	1,122
7	Rincon Heights	72	55	93	2,168
8	Highland Vista Cinco Via	72	41	88	842
9	Sam Hughes	71	46	96	4,756
10	Swan Way Park	70	41	90	1,138
11	Barrio Hollywood	70	39	90	2,900
12	Dunbar Springs	69	60	99	1,088
13	El Presidio	69	64	99	633
14	Palo Verde	67	41	86	5,501
15	Wakefield	67	50	77	6,729
16	Ocotillo Oracle	67	46	97	1,137
17	Miramonte	66	42	90	3,503
18	Alvernon Heights	66	39	73	605
19	Barrio Santa Rosa	66	51	82	1,040
20	Mitman	66	42	83	1,200
21	Campbell-Grant	66	40	96	1,247
22	Santa Rita Park	66	48	82	1,936
23	Garden District	65	41	84	6,557
24	Feldman's	65	51	96	2,381
25	Shaheen Estates	65	38	97	1,267
26	Barrio Viejo	65	60	94	771
27	Balboa Heights	65	42	92	1,370
28	San Gabriel	65	39	78	902
29	Miles	64	48	94	828
30	Harlan Heights	64	42	85	1,518
31	Samos	64	41	94	1,038
32	Richland Heights West	63	39	94	547
33	Blenman-Elm	63	43	95	3,125
34	Limberlost	63	48	82	3,513
35	Thunderbird Height-Wilmot Desert Estate	63	44	85	847
36	Vista Del Sahuaro	63	42	67	1,446
37	Hedrick Acres	62	39	96	3,517
38	Sewell	62	40	79	1,202
39	Peter Howell	62	43	92	1,800
40	Keeling	62	42	92	4,708
41	Dodge Flower	62	39	90	2,834
42	Vista Del Monte	61	37	90	1,574
43	Grant-Glenn	61	38	97	1,425
44	Broadmoor-Broadway	60	41	91	923
45	Fairgrounds	60	49	68	2,204
46	Mountain 1st Avenue	60	40	95	1,364
47	North University	59	51	94	1,978
48	Rose	59	45	78	2,154
49	Mountain View	59	39	93	1,349
50	Broadway-Northeast	58	41	61	676
51	Amphi	58	43	86	7,454
52	Coronado Heights	58	42	77	1,650
53	Oak Flower	58	39	90	2,309
54	Poets Square	58	42	87	1,117
55	Bravo Park Lane	57	37	63	3,258
56	Catalina Vista	57	43	92	715
57	Menlo Park	56	42	82	5,016
58	Doolen-Fruitvale	56	38	82	1,866
59	Colonia Del Valle	55	38	65	2,195
60	Northwest	55	47	94	1,029
61	Corbett	54	36	61	6,124
62	La Madera	54	37	94	1,063
63	Sunset Villa	54	39	77	1,242
64	Richland Heights East	54	37	87	561
65	Desert Aire-Loma Linda	53	37	60	544
66	Sunnyside	53	41	56	15,433
67	Barrio Contro	52	38	89	1,078
68	Naylor	52	37	72	1,081
69	Julia Keen	52	38	62	5,282
70	Terra Del Sol	52	38	58	4,557
71	Cabrini	51	38	75	1,986
72	Miracle Manor	51	41	73	3,151
73	Rosemont West	51	39	56	1,657
74	Campus Farm	51	39	85	6,942
75	Arroyo Chico	50	40	86	2,811
76	Toumey Park	50	38	75	2,125
77	Barrio Blue Moon	49	47	88	987
78	Myers	49	36	66	5,203
79	Mortimore	47	34	56	1,237
80	Jefferson Park	47	45	90	2,457
81	North Dodge	46	39	76	2,124
82	Roberts	45	37	67	2,461
83	South Park	44	38	74	3,540
84	Harold Bell Wright Estates	43	43	56	602
85	Flowing Wells	43	31	63	8,755
86	Las Vistas	42	28	54	3,158
87	Cherry Avenue	41	33	51	8,733
88	Barrio Nopal	41	30	49	5,659
89	El Rio Acres	39	35	71	2,174
90	Elvira	38	32	51	3,224
91	Dietz	38	37	57	7,316
92	Pueblo Gardens	37	31	63	2,460
93	Stella Mann	35	30	56	4,510
94	Brichta	35	36	52	692
95	Old Spanish Trail	35	24	55	3,538
96	Rillito	33	35	83	1,513
97	Old Fort Lowell	32	30	62	2,240
98	Western Hills II	32	29	57	1,065
99	Drexel Park	31	41	47	2,098
100	Bear Canyon	31	10	40	2,425
101	Santiago Hills	29	35	62	865
102	Eastside	28	25	50	4,169
103	Prince Tuscon	27	29	74	1,905
104	Carson Corner	27	35	53	5,815
105	South Harrison	26	13	42	6,279
106	Santa Cruz Southwest	24	27	54	2,770
107	Midvale Park	24	30	51	13,539
108	Rita Ranch	22	13	44	16,082
109	Lakeside Park	20	32	50	5,372
110	Houghton	13	-	32	3,392
111	Civano	12	14	30	2,818
112	Westside Development	11	21	44	4,064
113	A Mountain	11	26	39	3,335
114	Enchanted Hills	8	25	47	1,657
115	Groves Lincoln Park	7	29	42	5,308
116	Mesquite Ranch	5	15	32	1,859
117	Coyote Corridor	5	24	27	2,307
118	Saguaro Miraflores	5	18	22	655
119	Tuscon Park West	4	11	44	725
120	Starr Pass	4	4	28	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 1,652 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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