Housing in Sunnyside at a glance
- Population
- about 13,764
- Housing units
- about 4,726
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $193,000Tucson: $266,200 (-27%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,010 a monthTucson: $1,145 (-11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 60.1%Tucson: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 59.2%
- Median year built
- 1974
Sunnyside carries some of the older housing in south-west Tucson: 59.2% of its homes were built before 1980, fourth-highest of the ten sectors, and the median year of construction is 1974. Median value is $193,000, eighth in the ranking and 27% beneath the city's $266,200, nearly identical to Cherry Avenue's $192,000. Rent of $1,010 ranks sixth and lies 11% below Tucson's $1,145. Ownership is relatively strong, at 60.1% of households, fourth of ten and 8.3 points over the Tucson share of 51.8%; that means 2,668 owning households with 1,769 tenants. Midvale Park, a neighbour, is much newer, with 9.1% pre-1980 stock and $257,000 in value, while West University reaches $342,000 with a mere 15% of owners. Its 13,764 residents live in 4,726 housing units, comparable with Midvale Park's 13,791 residents and 5,382 units. Cherry Avenue, the other near neighbour, holds 12,061 people. Among those three, Sunnyside has the oldest buildings.
Questions about Sunnyside
What is the median home value in Sunnyside, Tucson?
$193,000 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 Sunnyside?
$1,010 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 Sunnyside own or rent?
Most own: 60.1% 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 4 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.
Sunnyside is one of the 10 most populous of 154 registered neighborhood associations of Tucson: estimated population about 13,764 (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 Sunnyside
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Sunnyside. 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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