AZ · Metro #54

Tucson - AZ housing market

The Tucson metro has a typical home value of $335,747, down 1.8% from a year ago. Homes sell in 36 days on average, a balanced market. 28% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$335,747
-1.8% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$340,059
+1.4% YoY
Median list price
$363,333
Sale-to-list ratio
98.2%
Selling below ask
Days on market
36d
Listings w/ price cut
27.9%
New listings / mo
1,223
+11.2% YoY
Homes for sale
4,850
+4.5% YoY
Typical rent
$1,488/mo
+1.7% YoY
Income needed to buy
$97,700
Rent vs buy
18.8x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Tucson housing market, October 2026

The typical Tucson home is worth $335,747 as of September 2026, down 0.2% from the prior month, down 0.7% over three months, and down 1.8% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $335,747 to $353,102.

Homes are going pending in about 36 days, slower than the 35 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 4,850 homes for sale, 5% more than a year ago. 27.9% of listings have taken a price cut (down from 28.8% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,488 a month, up 1.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 18.8.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($67,149), the typical Tucson home costs about $2,279 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $97,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$353k$336kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d26dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
5.2k3.9kOct 24Oct 25Sep 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 ($335,747) 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 1.8% over the past year. A home worth $341,901 last year is now worth roughly $335,747.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $340,059. 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 36 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,223 new listings hit the market each month in Tucson - AZ. There are currently 4,850 homes for sale, up 4.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Tucson - AZ is $1,488, up 1.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 18.8x, toss-up (#62 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,860 a month in principal and interest, $372 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.28% 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 →

Related

Other metros in AZ

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Phoenix - AZ$441,097 -1.1% 38.0d
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