The 10 Safest Tucson, AZ Neighborhoods For 2024


The safest Tucson neighborhoods are Houghton and Prince Tucson for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Safest Neighborhoods In Tucson
Source: Public domain

Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhhods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Tucson are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Tucson. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What Tucson neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list.

The Safest Neighborhoods In Tucson For 2024

  1. Houghton
  2. Prince Tucson
  3. Rita Ranch
  4. Desert Palms Park
  5. Ironwood Ridge
  6. Tucson Park West
  7. Rosemont East
  8. Iron Horse
  9. Armory Park
  10. Eastside

Which neighborhood is the safest in Tucson in 2024? That would be Houghton. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top , scroll down to the bottom, where we have all Tucson neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous.

For more Arizona reading, check out:


Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Tucson For 2024

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 2,583
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 135
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,385
More on Houghton: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,295
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 273
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,297
More on Prince Tucson: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 17,981
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 273
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,350
More on Rita Ranch: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 333
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 127
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,528
More on Desert Palms Park: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 188
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 299
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,367
More on Ironwood Ridge: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 3,752
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 365
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,071
More on Tucson Park West: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 160
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 279
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,448
More on Rosemont East: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 243
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 279
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,448
More on Iron Horse: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 1,259
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 279
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,448
More on Armory Park: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 4,032
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 229
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,708
More on Eastside: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Safest Tucson Hoods In 2024

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Tucson.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 128 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Tucson.” We’re lookin’ at you, Houghton.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the safest neighborhoods in Tucson.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In Tucson

Looking at the data, you can tell that Houghton is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in Tucson are Houghton, Prince Tucson, Rita Ranch, Desert Palms Park, Ironwood Ridge, Tucson Park West, Rosemont East, Iron Horse, Armory Park, and Eastside.

But as most Arizona residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

The most dangerous neighborhoods in Tucson are Mountain View, Fairgrounds, Mitman, Dodge Flower, and Avondale.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below.

For more Arizona reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Tucson For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Crime Per 100K
1 Houghton 1,520
2 Prince Tucson 1,570
3 Rita Ranch 1,623
4 Desert Palms Park 1,655
5 Ironwood Ridge 1,666
6 Tucson Park West 1,436
7 Rosemont East 1,728
8 Iron Horse 1,728
9 Armory Park 1,728
10 Eastside 1,937
11 Western Hills 1,750
12 Civano 2,478
13 Mesquite Ranch 2,200
14 El Cortez 2,578
15 Poets Square 2,976
16 Cherry Avenue 2,618
17 Richland Heights East 3,006
18 Millville 2,826
19 Old Fort Lowell 3,030
20 Sewell 2,951
21 South Harrison 3,231
22 Harrison East-South 3,256
23 Silvercroft 2,442
24 Toumey Park 3,344
25 Bear Canyon 3,376
26 Groves Lincoln Park 3,329
27 North University 3,693
28 Samos 3,511
29 Mountain First Avenue 3,739
30 Midvale Park 3,430
31 Rillito 3,799
32 Harlan Heights 3,360
33 Country Glenn 3,605
34 Richland Heights West 3,808
35 Enchanted Hills 3,677
36 Oak Flower 3,477
37 Drexel Park 3,468
38 Dietz 3,777
39 Pie Allen 3,884
40 Barrio San Antonio 4,468
41 Broadmoor-Broadway 4,000
42 Northwest 3,944
43 Barrio Santa Rosa 4,089
44 Sunnyside 4,084
45 Wilshire Heights 4,582
46 Lakeside Park 3,909
47 Vista Del Monte 4,616
48 Ocotillo Oracle 4,305
49 Jefferson Park 4,699
50 Rancho Buena 4,516
51 Sam Hughes 5,073
52 Desert Aire-Loma Linda 4,243
53 Catalina Vista-Blenman-Elm 5,398
54 Swan Way Park 4,658
55 San Gabriel 4,752
56 A Mountain 4,574
57 Rosemont West 4,818
58 Parkway Terrace 4,803
59 Colonia Del Valle 5,064
60 El Presidio 4,844
61 El Gheko 5,074
62 Highland Vista Cinco Via 5,705
63 Barrio Blue Moon 5,502
64 Barrio Centro 5,173
65 Rincon Heights 5,485
66 Sunset Villa 5,456
67 San Ignacio Yaqui 5,294
68 Campbell-Grant 5,420
69 El Conquistador 6,926
70 Santa Cruz Southwest 6,118
71 Santa Rita Park 5,554
72 Menlo Park 5,754
73 Westside Development 5,545
74 Glenn Heights 6,800
75 Naylor 5,728
76 Miles East West 5,952
77 Balboa Heights 5,920
78 Las Vistas 5,546
79 La Madera 6,329
80 Amphi 6,052
81 Thunderbird Heights-Wilmot Desert 6,545
82 El Rio Acres 5,995
83 Alvernon Heights 6,507
84 Flowing Wells 6,663
85 Stella Mann 6,420
86 Terra Del Sol 6,618
87 Julia Keen 6,691
88 Arroyo Chico 7,369
89 Cabrini 7,263
90 Elvira 7,524
91 Keeling 8,155
92 El Montevideo 10,223
93 San Clemente 8,314
94 Barrio Viejo 8,322
95 Roberts 8,526
96 Bravo Park Lane 8,019
97 Corbett 8,746
98 Campus Farm 8,691
99 Peter Howell 9,271
100 Wakefield 8,778
101 Blenman-Elm 8,803
102 Starr Pass 8,555
103 Rose 9,096
104 Dunbar Spring 11,051
105 Broadway-Northeast 11,999
106 Mortimore 9,171
107 Limberlost 9,268
108 Midtown 10,197
109 South Park 9,636
110 Shaheen Estates 11,086
111 Feldman’s 10,375
112 Myers 10,280
113 Miracle Manor 10,282
114 Saint Cyrils 11,006
115 North Dodge 11,003
116 Miramonte 11,038
117 Doolen-Fruitvale 10,345
118 Barrio Hollywood 11,172
119 Hedrick Acres 13,421
120 Barrio Anita 12,632
121 Palo Verde 11,479
122 Udall Park 12,793
123 West University 12,330
124 Avondale 12,296
125 Dodge Flower 12,352
126 Mitman 13,835
127 Fairgrounds 14,918
128 Mountain View 14,563
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.