Charles S. Todd House · National Register of Historic Places
Tanque Verde’s story
138 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1888Tanque Verde is settled
Tanque VerdeAZ
A town of 15,866, settled in 1888.
2 bordering townsMap →
Charles S. Todd House · Photo: Tdw1203 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
15,866
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$608K
Census ACS
Household income
$122K
median
Median age
57.3
years
Jobs based here
1,826
A commuter town
TownGrade
B−
#48 of 139 in AZ
Is Tanque Verde a good place to live?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades B−, ranked 48th of 139 in Arizona. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country and the median household earns $122K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $608K for a typical one and 8.6 times the Tucson metro’s $70K median household income. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Tanque Verde, above both Arizona’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (18%). Tanque Verde has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Charles S. Todd House and Deep Well Ranch. Only 4 of the 140 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Tanque Verde.
What makes Tanque Verde stand out
Where Tanque Verde beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Tanque Verde for work
Where Tanque Verde’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,826jobs based in Tanque Verde
6%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Tanque Verde grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Tanque Verde is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 5%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listD−Open →HealthSt. Joseph's Hospital 7.3 miles awayAOpen →Jobs & incomeA−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 1.8% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsB−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, 101° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 57.3; 59% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 30 attractions →Saguaro National Park and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tanque Verde. Close and well known come first.
3 mi National ParkSaguaro National Park848K visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaArizona Stadium
12 mi MountainMount Lemmon
11 mi MuseumPima Air & Space Museum
38 mi CaveKartchner Caverns State Park
29 mi MuseumTitan Missile MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Saguaro National Park: Luke Jones from Yucca Valley, CC BY 2.0 · Arizona Stadium: Wcarlisle4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Kartchner Caverns State Park: Mike Lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Titan Missile Museum: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Tanque Verde: who provides what
Tanque Verde 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
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesPima CountyPima County provides services here
SchoolsTanque Verde Unified DistrictTucson Unified District2 districts serve Tanque Verde; 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 codes85749, 8574885749 95% · 85748 5%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 Tanque Verde.
Tanque Verde has less food insecurity than most of Arizona and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
HealthA
Fewer of Tanque Verde’s adults worry about having enough food than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
Its widest gap with Arizona is food insecurity: 5.7% of its 13,766 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.8% statewide.
5.7% of adults worry about having enough food in Tanque Verde. Tanque Verde beats the Arizona average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Tanque Verde.
95%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Tanque Verde | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
21 better7 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Tanque Verde | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.7% | 15.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.8% | 8.8% |
St. Joseph's Hospital
7.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
95th
percentile among AZ towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB−
Tanque Verde’s schools rank ahead of 54% of Arizona districts
Its public schools are run by the Tanque Verde Unified District. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sabino High School, with 816 students.
54%of AZ districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanque Verde Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 582 | A |
| Sabino High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 816 | B |
| Hermosa Montessori CharterTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 230 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Very high risk in Tanque Verde, with inland flooding at the top
Since 1978, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tanque Verde.
92risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesWildfire
60
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB
Conserved land covers 4.3% of Tanque Verde
36 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail density in Tanque Verde is 1.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Serguson Donation, at 143 acres.
#66for trails in AZ
| Tanque Verde | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 15% | 4.3% |
4.3%
conserved · 894 of 20,572 acres
36 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Agua Caliente Creek | 2 mi | 56 |
| 2. Roy P Drachman - Agua Caliente Regional Park | 1 mi | 105 |
| 3. Serguson Donation | 0.1 mi | 143 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Tanque Verde stands out in Arizona and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
2.3% of Tanque Verde residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Tanque Verde has added 200 jobs, to 1,826 in 2023. 23% of Tanque Verde workers work from home.
6%work in town
| Tanque Verde | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Tanque Verde6%
Tucson52%
Phoenix9%
Catalina Foothills3%
Tempe2%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,826
jobs based in Tanque Verde
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Tanque Verde, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 99.9°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.5°.
Tanque Verde has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Tanque Verde’s July high is 100°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
101°summer high
| Tanque Verde | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 100°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–67°
Spring49–83°
Summer69–100°
Fall53–85°
Nov 27
typical first frost
Feb 20
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
101°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade C−
Homes in Tanque Verde sell for about $720K
At 8.6 years of the Tucson metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 93% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,788, against $1,879 across Arizona, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $720,000 in May 2026.
$720Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
71
days on market
97.7%
sale-to-list price
23
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tanque Verde
17pages on Tanque Verde
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Tanque Verde
Pima Medical Institute-TucsonUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Tucson8 miPima Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tucson9 mi$2,442 in-state tuitionUniversity of ArizonaUniversity or college · Public · Tucson12.4 mi$13,926 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Tanque Verde residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Tanque Verde
CDP in Pima County, Arizona
Tanque Verde is a suburban unincorporated community in Pima County, Arizona, United States, northeast of Tucson. The population was 16,195 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Tanque Verde as a census-designated place (CDP).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,671 ft
- Area code
- 520
Tanque Verde’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Tanque Verde.
TucsonCatalina FoothillsTanque Verde
How the neighbors grade
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanque Verde | #48 | B− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Tucson | #108 | C− | C | D | B | B− |
| Catalina Foothills | #31 | B | D | — | B | A+ |
Tanque Verde and Catalina Foothills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Tanque Verde with a neighbor →
Questions about Tanque Verde
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tanque Verde, AZ a good place to live?
Tanque Verde grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #48 of 139 in Arizona. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Tanque Verde, AZ expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $608,000, 46% 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 C−.