Cost of Living in Marana
Marana runs close to the national median on housing cost -- a real, moderate contrast to Oro Valley's and Paradise Valley's premium markets elsewhere in this dataset -- paired with Arizona's flat 2.5% income tax and a genuinely low unemployment rate.
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Learn moreHousing prices genuinely disagree by source, but land close to the national median either way
One July 2026 snapshot cites a $440,000 median sold price ($429,900 median list price); a separately-worded figure instead cites $411,000, down 0.64% year over year, at $220/sqft (Redfin, Zillow, retrieved 2026-08-24). Either reading lands close to the national median home price ($408,776-$440,600 across NAR/Redfin readings for mid-2026) -- meaningfully more moderate than Oro Valley's $480K-$619K band, though not a dramatic discount nationally.
A genuinely low unemployment rate and poverty rate
Marana's unemployment rate (4.6%) and poverty rate (5.6%) both run below national averages, per a real-estate-derived context source not independently cross-checked against a primary BLS county figure this pass (Arizona Commerce Authority Community Profile, retrieved 2026-08-24) -- consistent with the town's real, ongoing growth and employment base.
Sales tax matches Oro Valley, below Paradise Valley
Marana's combined sales tax rate is 8.6% (5.6% Arizona state + 0.5% Pima County + 2.5% Town of Marana), identical to Oro Valley's combined rate elsewhere in this dataset and below Paradise Valley's 9.1% (Avalara, retrieved 2026-08-24).
Key takeaways
- Median home price runs $411,000-$440,000 across sources reviewed -- close to the national median, and meaningfully more moderate than Oro Valley's $480K-$619K band elsewhere in this dataset.
- Unemployment (4.6%) and poverty (5.6%) rates both run below national averages, consistent with Marana's real, ongoing growth.
- Marana's 8.6% combined sales tax matches Oro Valley's and runs below Paradise Valley's 9.1%.
- Arizona's flat 2.5% income tax applies identically here as statewide.
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