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Home prices continued to rise in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and across the nation in 2018. Tucson’s median home price increased by 6.0 percent, rising from $210,300 in 2017 to $223,000 in 2018. When compared across 12 peer...

In 2018, the average electricity price in Arizona was 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Arizona tied with New Mexico for the second highest price among western states, just behind the nation. California’s price of 18.9 cents (kWh) was the highest...

In 2017, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked ninth out of 12 comparable western MSAs in the labor force participation rate for the working-age population (25-54). Tucson’s rate of 80.2 percent was a 0.9 percentage point increase since 2009...

Tucson’s median wage for all occupations was $35,430 in 2018, which ranked Tucson eighth among the 12 metropolitan areas tracked on the MAP Dashboard. Denver posted the highest median wage at $45,420, nearly $10,000 more than Tucson. In Tucson, the...

In 2018, the Tucson metropolitan area added over 4,000 jobs, which translated into 1.2 percent growth. That moved Tucson to 11th place among peer western metropolitan areas, a decline from 10th in 2017 but better than its last place ranking...

In 2018, 66.2 percent of single-family homes sold in Tucson were affordable to a family earning the median income. That ranked Tucson second among peer western metropolitan areas in housing affordability, just below Albuquerque but better than Phoenix. This is...

The Making Action Possible Dashboard launched in 2014 with the mission to measurably improve Southern Arizona through data driven collective civic action and education. The MAP was formed through a unique partnership between the University of Arizona, Community Foundation for...

In 2017, 47.1% of college graduates in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) reported a science and engineering or related field as their college major. This ranked Tucson third out of 12 comparable western MSAs. Choice of college major can...

The partial federal government shutdown has focused attention on the federal workforce. According to the MAP Dashboard, state, local, and federal government jobs accounted for 20.0 percent of Tucson’s employment in 2017. Federal civilian employees represented 3.3 percent of total...

In 2017, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) posted a four-year educational attainment rate of 31.6%. Tucson ranked seventh when compared to the 12 MSAs explored on the MAP Dashboard. Tucson’s educational attainment rate increased by 4.9 percentage points since...