Sources
Every number on this site comes from the research behind it, and the disagreements between sources are shown on the pages where they matter instead of smoothed over. All sources below were accessed on November 15, 2026, for the research report this site is built from. Facts and figures were current as of November 2026 and change over time.
Tucson facts and figures
- Home prices, metro medians: National Association of REALTORS, third quarter 2026, via Nevada Real Estate Group: nevadarealestategroup.com
- City of Tucson median sale price: Redfin data, June 2026, via USStateLife: usstatelife.com
- Suburb median snapshot and suburb character: TucsonBound, November 2026: tucsonbound.com
- Cost of living index: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024, via CityLedger: cityledger.me
- Taxes: AARP Arizona tax guide, using Tax Foundation data: aarp.org
- Climate normals: NOAA 1991 to 2020, via the Tucson weatherbox: wikipedia.org
- Recent climate years and monsoon 2026: Tucson Daily Brief, from National Weather Service records: tucsondailybrief.com
- Water: City of Tucson Citizens' Water Advisory Committee minutes, September 2026: tucsonaz.gov (PDF)
- Water supply mix and banking: analysis of Arizona Department of Water Resources data: turquoisedoor.substack.com
- Population and growth, 2000 to 2025: Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity and Pima Association of Governments, via Pima County population summary: Pima County population (PDF)
- Employers: HUD 2024 market analysis, via Skyline Capital: skylinecapitalinvestments.com
- Employers, second count: Cushman and Wakefield | PICOR, 2026: PICOR Tucson overview (PDF)
- Amazon Tucson fulfillment center announcement, 2018: press.aboutamazon.com
- School grades: Arizona Department of Education, 2025-26, via the Arizona Daily Star: arizonadailystar-az.newsmemory.com
- School proficiency cross-check: AASA 2025 data, via allk12: allk12.com
- Health care: Banner Health community health needs assessment, 2025: bannerhealth.com (PDF)
- Davis-Monthan and 2026 BAH: PCS Pay It Forward base guide: pcspayitforward.com
- Green Valley demographics: Census-derived figures via USStateLife: usstatelife.com
- Why movers move: National Association of REALTORS 2024 migration trends, via Inman: inman.com
- Tucson compared with Phoenix, hot-day counts: ExtremeWeatherWatch data via Glasheen Real Estate: glasheenrealestate.com
Sites studied and method sources
- Living in Tucson, seven areas guide: tucsonarizonaliving.com
- BoiseRE relocation page: boisere.com
- Pena El Paso Realty Group: penaelpaso.com
- Justin Murillo relocation guide: justin-murillo.com
- Homes and Owners Tucson relocation guide: homesandowners.com
- Sun Corridor, living and working in Tucson: suncorridorinc.com
- Relocation search journey: SynapseIN: synapsein.com
- Follow-up speed research, synthesized by IDX Broker: blog.idxbroker.com
- Lead magnet benchmarks, with the caveat that no audited benchmark exists: Jamil Academy: jamilacademy.com and the funnel guide
- Lead capture mistakes: Agent Image: agentimage.com
- What agent websites miss: Oak and Algorithm: oakandalgorithm.com
- Website mistakes: Digital Dream Homes: digitaldreamhomes.com
- Widget clutter warning: Brixwork: brixwork.com
- Lead magnet formats: Direct.me: direct.me
- Gated guide follow-up: Tattvam Media: tattvammedia.com
- Relocation considerations checklist: Element Moving: elementmoving.com
- The Living In YouTube method (vendor claims, unaudited): Channel Junkies: channeljunkies.com
- YouTube for relocating buyers, New Braunfels: CityBiz: citybiz.co
- YouTube relocation funnels, Tulsa: EveryMove Collective: everymovecollective.com
- Older videos keep producing leads: Reel-e: reel-e.ai
- Website and IDX costs: Jamil Academy builders compared: jamilacademy.com; RealtyNodes: realtynodes.com; WPResidence: wpresidence.net; ProjectCostEstimator: projectcostestimator.com
Open questions this site is honest about
- There is no audited, neutral conversion-rate benchmark for relocation lead magnets. Any percentage you see quoted for one is a vendor or blog estimate.
- Employer headcounts, median prices, property tax effective rates, and cost of living indexes disagree across sources, as detailed in the research. This site adopts one labelled series per stat and shows the disagreement where it matters.
- Davis-Monthan mission language is in transition in 2026 sources as the A-10 retires. Check current base news for unit-specific facts.
- MLSSAZ IDX fees and requirements were not published in the sources reviewed; the live search on this site is being connected under Kyle's MLS membership.