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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

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

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 1,473 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

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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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