Housing in Rita Ranch at a glance
- Population
- about 16,379
- Housing units
- about 5,521
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $357,000Tucson: $266,200 (+34%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,960 a monthTucson: $1,145 (+72%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 84.9%Tucson: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 2.5%
- Median year built
- 2003
No sector in Tucson has more owners or higher rents than Rita Ranch. Owner households make up 84.9%, the top share of the ten and 33.1 points over the 51.8% for the city, while renters pay $1,960, the highest rent and 72% above the $1,145 Tucson figure. Values follow closely, at $357,000 for second place and 34% over the $266,200 citywide. The housing is young, with a median build date of 2003 and only 2.5% of homes from before 1980. Only 774 households rent, while 4,359 own. South-east of the centre, Rita Ranch borders Mesquite Ranch, which edges it on value at $401,000, though not on rent ($1,870) or ownership (78.3%). Stella Mann and Cherry Avenue, at $228,000 and $192,000, sit much lower. With 16,379 residents and 5,521 housing units it is also the most populous of the sectors next to it, ahead of Cherry Avenue at 12,061, Mesquite Ranch at 7,968, and Stella Mann at 7,955.
Questions about Rita Ranch
What is the median home value in Rita Ranch, Tucson?
$357,000 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 Rita Ranch?
$1,960 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 Rita Ranch own or rent?
Most own: 84.9% 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.
Rita Ranch is one of the 10 most populous of 154 registered neighborhood associations of Tucson: estimated population about 16,379 (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 Rita 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
Work in one of these trades in Rita Ranch? Ask for your spot.