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

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 1,338 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Tucson.

People in Tucson can walk to an average of 0.9 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 43 bus and 1 light rail lines.

Transit Time

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Tucson is Bikeable

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