Housing in Flowing Wells at a glance
- Population
- about 9,831
- Housing units
- about 5,217
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $33,000Tucson: $266,200 (-88%)
- Median gross rent
- $930 a monthTucson: $1,145 (-18%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 68.1%Tucson: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 47.3%
- Median year built
- 1981
The figure that stands out in Flowing Wells is its value: $33,000, the lowest of Tucson's ten sectors and 88% beneath the $266,200 city median, a number worth reading with care. Ownership runs the other way. Owners hold 68.1% of households, third-highest of ten and 16.3 points beyond Tucson's 51.8%, a split of 3,094 owning households and 1,449 renters. Neighbours Keeling and West University show only 21.3% and 15% owners, while Palo Verde reaches $330,000, Keeling $198,000. Renters in Flowing Wells pay $930, which is 18% less than Tucson's $1,145. Roughly 47.3% of the homes went up before 1980, seventh in the ranking, and the median home is from 1981. The sector is on the north-west side of Tucson, with 9,831 residents. It counts 5,217 housing units, against 4,329 in Keeling, 2,910 in West University, and 6,305 in Palo Verde. Pairing the lowest value with the third-highest ownership rank is unusual in Tucson.
Questions about Flowing Wells
What is the median home value in Flowing Wells, Tucson?
$33,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $266,200 for Tucson as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Flowing Wells?
$930 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,145 in Tucson (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Flowing Wells own or rent?
Most own: 68.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.8% in Tucson (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Flowing Wells is one of the 10 most populous of 154 registered neighborhood associations of Tucson: estimated population about 9,831 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Tucson GIS, Neighborhood Associations, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Tucson as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Flowing Wells. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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