Tucson Accolades and Statistics

Tucson Accolades

Tucson has been winning awards for quite some time ranking them above many other larger metropolitan cities.

Tucson ranked #5 among US cities for the lowest levels of long-term particle pollution by the American Lung Association in 2006.
Tucson was given a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness by the League of American Bicyclist in 2005.
Tucson ranked one of the nation’s top 10 Fastest Cities by Fast Company Magazine – November 2005.
Tucson ranked #2 in mid-sized US Hot Cities for rapid growth entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2005.
Tucson ranked #14 by High Tech location quotient in The Milken Institute’s 2005 Best Performing Cities Index.
Tucson ranked #22 in the nation of Best Places for Business and Careers by Forbes magazine in May 2005 and found Tucson has the eighth shortest commute in the country. Tucson ranked #5 of the Best Places in America to Live by MSN.com in 2003. These rankings took into account the cost of living, crime rate, education, home prices, and weather.
Tucson ranked #3 for being the Best Places for Outdoor Activities, also by MSN.com.
Time named Tucson an Intelligent City for its innovative water conservation techniques.
Outside magazine called Tucson “The Hottest Playground” when it named the city one of the Best Towns Ever.
The Brookings Institute even ranked Tucson as the #4 city for combined access to transit and jobs.

Tucson Elevation is 2,389 feet.
Metropolitan Tucson’s population was 1.2 million in October 2015.
Tucson’s Geographical Size: Metropolitan area covers more than 600 square miles.
Tucson ranked the third fastest growing city in U.S., according to a University of Arizona Eller College of Business and Public Administration study.
Tucson offer averages high temperatures of 81.7° and an average low of 54.2°.