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SheetAZ-MARANA-AZ · Marana, AZ 54,487 pop · income 82nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Marana
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Marana on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Rocky Mount · lowest
52,927
Rocky Mount · lowest
52,927 median HH income
46.8% of the leader · rank #1
Forest Oaks · near
108,250
Forest Oaks · near
108,250 median HH income
95.6% of the leader · rank #2
Hockingport · near
108,250
Hockingport · near
108,250 median HH income
95.6% of the leader · rank #3
Marana · this city
108,256
Marana · this city
108,256 median HH income
95.6% of the leader · rank #4
Deer Park · near
108,261
Deer Park · near
108,261 median HH income
95.6% of the leader · rank #5
Mountain View · near
108,269
Mountain View · near
108,269 median HH income
95.6% of the leader · rank #6
Catalina Foot… · highest
113,201
Catalina Foot… · highest
113,201 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Marana on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 54,487.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Marana - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Marana places in the 82nd percentile for household income and the 47th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
82nd
percentile, household income
75th
percentile, home value
64th
percentile, median rent
47th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Marana, AZ
Arizona's Marana is a small city, with 54,487 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Marana brings in $108,256 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.4%. Marana's housing stock carries a median value of $380,100, and the median resident age is 41.5 years. Educational attainment runs 47.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 58.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 1,544 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 91% from five years earlier. Marana reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1465.9 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Arizona tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Arizona scores 100.7 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,419 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $215 across Arizona, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 22.3 minutes, with 67.8% driving alone and 21.1% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 84.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Marana's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to schools and households to reported crime to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Marana, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Marana growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +12,898 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +24.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 1,544 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 47.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Marana?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1465.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 36% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Marana?
Within Arizona, the closest population matches are Catalina Foothills (51,756 residents, $113,201 income); Casa Grande (57,590 residents, $66,354 income); Lake Havasu City (58,037 residents, $66,264 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are West Sacramento, CA (54,496 residents); Plainfield, NJ (54,515 residents); Yucaipa, CA (54,348 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Marana?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$108,256
Home value
$380,100
Value / income
3.5×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Marana?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 67.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 22.3 minutes.
Public transit
0.3%
Work from home
21.1%
Drive alone
67.8%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 25,400 workers age 16+.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Arizona average
B-
City profile score · Marana, AZ
67/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A-
$108,256
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A-
47.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B-
4.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime B-
116 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
100.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Marana profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 81/100 (A-) · $108,256
Bachelor's+ share: 81/100 (A-) · 47.0%
Poverty rate: 69/100 (B-) · 4.4%
Violent crime: 67/100 (B-) · 116 /100k
Cost of living: 37/100 (F) · 100.7 index
Where Marana sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Marana's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Marana highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Marana, AZ (this city): home $380,100, crime 1,466/100k
West Sacramento, CA : home $497,100, crime 1,663/100k
Plainfield, NJ : home $383,300, crime 2,021/100k
Yucaipa, CA : home $466,000, crime 1,174/100k
San Jacinto, CA : home $391,600, crime 1,982/100k
Peabody, MA : home $566,200, crime 1,092/100k
Rocky Mount, NC : home $148,300, crime 4,745/100k
Casa Grande, AZ : home $258,200, crime 1,939/100k
Lake Havasu City, AZ : home $411,500, crime 1,750/100k
Prescott Valley, AZ : home $376,300, crime 994/100k
Oro Valley, AZ : home $440,400, crime 1,200/100k
Prescott, AZ : home $528,500, crime 1,452/100k
How does Marana compare to other US cities?
Here's how Marana stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income82% higher than other cities
Home value75% pricier than other cities
Median rent64% pricier than other cities
Safety47% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Arizona and the picture shifts: Marana ranks #25 of 61 Arizona cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Marana against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arizona only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Arizona-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Marana near the bottom of Arizona's cities
Among the 394 Arizona cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Marana ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Marana only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#25 of 333
92nd percentile in Arizona
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 394
0th percentile in Arizona
Median Home Value
#57 of 327
83rd percentile in Arizona
Poverty Rate
#267 of 393
32nd percentile in Arizona
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#37 of 394
91st percentile in Arizona
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arizona only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
82nd percentile nationally for median household income · 47th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Marana's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Marana's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Marana's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$380,10025th percentilemore affordable than 25% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Marana's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,004 of 15,516
More affordable than 42% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#216 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 3.5×, Marana sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,004 of 15,516 and #216 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$108,256Marana, AZ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Marana, AZ median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Marana, AZ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
54,487
Median Income
$108,256
Median Home Value
$380,100
Median Age
41.5
Poverty Rate
4.4%
Labor force participation
58.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
47.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1465.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
115.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1350.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Marana's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
52,625 residents
2021
54,704 residents
2022
56,005 residents
2023
58,632 residents
2024
61,976 residents
2025
65,523 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
1,544
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1,192
detached homes
Multifamily
352
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
28.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
808
808
0
$259.4M
2020
913
913
0
$291.6M
2021
1,461
1,252
209
$440.7M
2022
1,601
949
652
$402.8M
2023
1,532
880
652
$443.8M
2024
1,544
1,192
352
$546.2M
Permit volume increased 91% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
22.3 minutes
Drive Alone
67.8%
Carpool
9.2%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
21.1%
Other
1.1%
Based on 25,400 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Arizona statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $215
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Arizona at $215 (electricity about $131 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Arizona statewide averages, not a meter reading for Marana. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Arizona's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.7 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Marana is $1,419/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Arizona statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 84.5 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Arizona statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Marana sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Marana compares to similar-size Arizona cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.