Housing affordability in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was the highest among western peer metros at 74.7% in 2020. That means nearly 75% of single-family homes sold in 2020 were affordable to someone earning the local median family income...
Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Housing Vulnerability and Manufactured Housing in Tucson, Arizona MSA View the PowerPoint Slides: Laura McCann and Robert Hibberd, University of Arizona, PowerPoint Slides Liz Morales, Director of Housing and Community Development at the City of...
Housing Market Study Overview The City of Tucson , Pima County , and University of Arizona’s Economic and Business Research Center through the MAP Dashboard have partnered on this regional housing market study. The study aims to help decision makers...
The Making Action Possible (MAP) Dashboard has done it again! The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) selected the MAP Dashboard for the 2021 Research Award for Data Collection, Dissemination, and Visualization. The C2ER program recognizes the contribution of...
Access to stable housing is a key determinant of health and well-being. Once an individual has the resources to afford shelter, the decision to rent or own comes to the fore. A prior feature article, Rent or Own? The Demographics...
Tucson’s single-family home prices increased by 11.0% in 2020 to $265,100. That was the fourth-fastest growth among peer Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in 2020. Despite the rapid growth in 2020, Tucson had a relatively low median home price when compared...
There are many ways to evaluate economic performance. Three key dimensions are innovation, inclusion, and growth. Innovation is a key driver of economic progress. It generates new products and new ways of producing goods and services. One way to measure...
The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted more than 70% of small businesses statewide according to the Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey . However, the overall sentiment regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on small businesses improved significantly between...
Manufacturing is a large and important part of the Tucson economy. It generated 27,830 jobs and 13.8% of GDP in 2019. Wages were also high in this sector, at an average of $92,786 per worker, which was $22,866 above the...