Housing in Mesquite Ranch at a glance
- Population
- about 7,968
- Housing units
- about 2,909
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $401,000Tucson: $266,200 (+51%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,870 a monthTucson: $1,145 (+64%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 78.3%Tucson: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 0.6%
- Median year built
- 2008
Mesquite Ranch is Tucson's top sector on value: $401,000 at the median, 51% higher than the $266,200 for the city. Rents follow, at $1,870 for second place, 64% above the $1,145 Tucson level. Almost no old stock remains, as just 0.6% of homes were constructed before 1980, the lowest share of the ten, and the median house arrived in 2008. Owners account for 78.3% of households, second-highest, compared with 51.8% across Tucson; roughly 2,219 homes are lived in by their owners and 615 by tenants. East of the city centre, its closest comparison is Rita Ranch, at $357,000 in value, $1,960 in rent, and 84.9% owners. Stella Mann ($228,000) and Cherry Avenue ($192,000) show how much lower values run in the other neighbours. The sector has 2,909 housing units for 7,968 residents, fewer homes than Rita Ranch's 5,521 or Cherry Avenue's 4,416, while Stella Mann has 56.9% older homes.
Questions about Mesquite Ranch
What is the median home value in Mesquite Ranch, Tucson?
$401,000 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 Mesquite Ranch?
$1,870 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 Mesquite Ranch own or rent?
Most own: 78.3% 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 1 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.
Mesquite Ranch is one of the 10 most populous of 154 registered neighborhood associations of Tucson: estimated population about 7,968 (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 Mesquite Ranch. 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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