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Catalina Foothills’s story
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26 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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It is a city of 52,593 residents in Arizona.
4 bordering townsMap →
St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
Population
52,593
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$652K
Census ACS
Household income
$115K
median
Median age
55.3
years
Jobs based here
11,289
A commuter town
TownGrade
B
#31 of 139 in AZ
Is Catalina Foothills a good place to live?
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. Incomes are a strength too (A): the median household earns $115K. The catch is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $652K, 9.3 years of the Tucson metro’s $70K median household income. It also trails on hazard risk (D): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall, that makes a B, good for 31st of 139 in Arizona. Set against the rest, it does better than 58% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Lowell Ranger Station and Ramada House.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Catalina Foothills stand out
Where Catalina Foothills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Catalina Foothills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Catalina Foothills is from typical.
HealthTucson Medical Center 3.5 miles awayA+Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listDOpen →Jobs & income11,289 jobs based hereAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.2 of 20; 3% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 100° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 55.3; 71% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 29 attractions →Arizona Stadium and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Catalina Foothills. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaArizona Stadium
10 mi National ParkSaguaro National Park848K visitors a year
11 mi MountainMount Lemmon
11 mi MuseumPima Air & Space Museum
28 mi MuseumTitan Missile Museum
17 mi Zoo & aquariumArizona-Sonora Desert MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Arizona Stadium: Wcarlisle4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saguaro National Park: Luke Jones from Yucca Valley, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Lemmon: Debby Kriegel, Public domain · Pima Air & Space Museum: The original uploader was MCB at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploade, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Titan Missile Museum: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0 · Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Catalina Foothills: who provides what
Catalina Foothills is unincorporated, so Pima County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerTucson Electric Power14.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Tucson water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPima CountyPima County provides services here
SchoolsCatalina Foothills Unified DistrictTucson Unified District2 districts serve Catalina Foothills; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePima County RecorderPima County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes85718, 85750, 8571585718 49% · 85750 48% · 85715 3%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Catalina Foothills.
Catalina Foothills has less food insecurity than most of Arizona and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
HealthA+
A smaller share of adults smoke cigarettes in Catalina Foothills than in most of Arizona or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Arizona is food insecurity: 5.3% of its 44,758 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.8% statewide.
Among 140 Arizona towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Catalina Foothills. 15% of adults get no exercise outside work here, against 24% in Arizona’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns, and for adults here, the share who binge drink is 12%. Of 32 CDC measures, Catalina Foothills beats the Arizona average on 23 and trails it on 4.
97%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Catalina Foothills | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
23 better5 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Catalina Foothills | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.3% | 15.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14% | 8.8% |
Tucson Medical Center
3.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
98th
percentile among AZ towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Catalina Foothills’ public schools outperform 56% of Arizona districts
Three of the 13 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public schools: the Catalina Foothills Unified District.
56%of AZ districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Grove Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 683 | A |
| Catalina Foothills High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,865 | A− |
| Manzanita SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 579 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Natural hazards: very high risk in Catalina Foothills, mostly inland flooding
Flood insurance has paid out on 25 claims in Catalina Foothills since 1983. 81% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 16%.
86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
25
paid flood claims since 1983
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
About half of Catalina Foothills’ working residents commute to Tucson
The top destinations are Tucson (50%), Phoenix (9%) and Casas Adobes (4%). 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Catalina Foothills, where Arizona’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Catalina Foothills: just over a fifth of workers do their job from home. The median commute is under 8 miles.
9%work in town
| Catalina Foothills | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $115,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Catalina Foothills9%
Tucson50%
Phoenix9%
Casas Adobes4%
Oro Valley3%
8 mi
median commute distance
11,289
jobs based in Catalina Foothills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsC
In Catalina Foothills, 0.7% of the land is conserved
The biggest place to walk is Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, 56 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. There are 32 miles of trail across 8 parks and preserves. The density of trails for Catalina Foothills comes to 0.8 miles per square mile.
#87for trails in AZ
| Catalina Foothills | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 15% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
0.7%
conserved · 174 of 26,726 acres
32 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brandi Fenton Memorial Park | 1.7 mi | 56 |
| 2. Bighorn Sheep Management Area | 0.2 mi | 31 |
| 3. Pusch Ridge Wilderness | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Catalina Foothills
The Tucson Camp Ave Exp weather station records that about 166 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 99.6°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.9°.
Catalina Foothills’ typical July afternoon high comes in at 100°F. Snow almost never falls.
100°summer high
| Catalina Foothills | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 100°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 36°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–66°
Spring52–82°
Summer72–99°
Fall57–85°
Nov 27
typical first frost
Feb 20
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
100°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade D
Homes in Catalina Foothills sell for about $689K
At 9.3 years of the Tucson metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 95% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,341, against $1,879 across Arizona, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A home in Catalina Foothills typically sold within 76 days of listing. In Catalina Foothills, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,412 a month. Homes in Catalina Foothills sold for 97.2% of their list price on average.
$689Kmedian sale price
| Catalina Foothills | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,412 a month | $1,190 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 43% | 46% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 76% | 73% |
Market temperature
76
days on market
97.2%
sale-to-list price
75
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Catalina Foothills
17pages on Catalina Foothills
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Catalina Foothills
Pima Medical Institute-TucsonUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Tucson3.7 miPima Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tucson5.5 mi$2,442 in-state tuitionUniversity of ArizonaUniversity or college · Public · Tucson6.1 mi$13,926 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Catalina Foothills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
A commuter town
91% of working residents leave Catalina Foothills for work
Where Catalina Foothills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
11,289jobs based in Catalina Foothills
9%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
26 places in Catalina Foothills on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Catalina Foothills’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Catalina Foothills.
TucsonTanque VerdeCasas AdobesKleindaleCatalina Foothills
How the neighbors grade
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina Foothills | #31 | B | D | — | B | A+ |
| Tucson | #108 | C− | C | D | B | B− |
| Tanque Verde | #48 | B− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Casas Adobes | #28 | B | D | — | B+ | A |
| Kleindale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Catalina Foothills, Tanque Verde and Casas Adobes report no FBI crime data of their own. Kleindale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Catalina Foothills with a neighbor →
Questions about Catalina Foothills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Catalina Foothills, AZ a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Catalina Foothills grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #31 of 139 in Arizona. It grades A+ for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Catalina Foothills, AZ expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $652,000, 56% above the Arizona typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.