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

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 1,499 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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