Housing in Keeling at a glance
- Population
- about 7,786
- Housing units
- about 4,329
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $198,000Tucson: $266,200 (-26%)
- Median gross rent
- $960 a monthTucson: $1,145 (-16%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 21.3%Tucson: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 60.6%
- Median year built
- 1971
Renters set the tone in Keeling. Just 21.3% of households own their home, which puts the sector ninth of ten in Tucson and well away from the 51.8% seen citywide; tenant households total 3,048 while only 823 own. The buildings are among the oldest around: 60.6% date from before 1980, the third-highest share, and the middle house was finished in 1971. Values come to $198,000, 26% lower than Tucson's $266,200, and rent is $960, seventh in the ranking. Keeling lies north-west of the centre, and its neighbours pull in different directions. Flowing Wells has owner households at 68.1% yet a value of only $33,000, whereas Palo Verde ($330,000) and West University ($342,000) cost far more to buy and are also renter-heavy, with owners at 23.2% and 15%. The sector holds 7,786 people in 4,329 housing units, and in the ranking it falls in the middle on value (seventh) and on rent (seventh), while ownership and age push it toward the extremes.
Questions about Keeling
What is the median home value in Keeling, Tucson?
$198,000 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 Keeling?
$960 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 Keeling own or rent?
Most rent: 21.3% 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 2 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.
Keeling is one of the 10 most populous of 154 registered neighborhood associations of Tucson: estimated population about 7,786 (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.
Near Keeling
The closest sectors of Tucson, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Keeling. 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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