AZ · Metro #54

Tucson - AZ housing market

The Tucson metro has a typical home value of $338,460, down 1.9% from a year ago. Homes sell in 38 days on average, a balanced market. 28% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$338,460
-1.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$339,515
-0.3% YoY
Median list price
$366,667
Sale-to-list ratio
98.2%
Selling below ask
Days on market
38d
Listings w/ price cut
27.6%
New listings / mo
1,170
+8.9% YoY
Homes for sale
4,834
+2.1% YoY
Typical rent
$1,483/mo
+1.6% YoY
Income needed to buy
$98,500
Rent vs buy
19.0x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Tucson housing market, October 2026

The typical Tucson home is worth $338,460 as of August 2026, down 0.2% from the prior month, down 0.8% over three months, and down 1.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $338,460 to $355,754.

Homes are going pending in about 38 days, slower than the 33 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 4,834 homes for sale, 2% more than a year ago. 27.6% of listings have taken a price cut (down from 29.5% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,483 a month, up 1.6% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 19.0.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($67,692), the typical Tucson home costs about $2,298 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $98,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$356k$338kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d26dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
5.2k3.7kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($338,460) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Tucson - AZ metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 1.9% over the past year. A home worth $345,015 last year is now worth roughly $338,460.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $339,515. Homes are selling at 98.2% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Tucson - AZ sit on the market for roughly 38 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,170 new listings hit the market each month in Tucson - AZ. There are currently 4,834 homes for sale, up 2.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Tucson - AZ is $1,483, up 1.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 19.0x, toss-up (#59 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,875 a month in principal and interest, $392 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.18% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

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Other metros in AZ

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Phoenix - AZ$442,078 -1.2% 39.0d
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