Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$413,800
Phoenix $440,900
Median rent$1,818/mo
Phoenix $1,702/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Phoenix 32%
Marana
Pima County56,938 residentsMarana Unified District (4404)
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
19th of 31 Phoenix suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
51
Phoenix median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Marana is like to live in, by category
Bars show Marana against Phoenix. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency64th pct
Phoenix median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
Phoenix median 18.0
Graduation rate86%
Phoenix median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index104
Phoenix 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Phoenix 0.45%
Local sales tax8.52%
Phoenix median 8.52%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute27.7 min
Phoenix 26.4 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Phoenix 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Phoenix median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 10/100
F
Restaurants & cafés1
Phoenix median 6 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Phoenix median 1 · within 2 miles
Parks4
Phoenix median 26 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$112,606
Phoenix $88,301
Unemployment4.5%
Phoenix 4.7%
Professional occupations51%
Phoenix 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Marana on amenities
Marana's weakest grade is F.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Marana on amenities.
Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Marana
Is Marana, AZ a good place to live?
Marana scores 51 out of 100, 19th of 31 Phoenix suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Marana expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $413,800, 6% below the Phoenix median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $1,818/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Marana?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Marana sit at the 64th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Marana is served by Marana Unified District (4404). Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Marana?
The mean commute is 27.7 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Marana?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 1 restaurants and cafés and 4 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Marana old or new?
The median home in Marana was built in 2008 — newer than the Phoenix median of 1994. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 90% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.