Apartment List: Tucson Rent Report: September 2025
TUCSON, AZ (September 2, 2025) — According to the Apartment List September 2025 Tucson Rent Report, the median rent in Tucson now sits at $1,059, following a 0.6% decline over the past month. On a year-over-year basis, rents are down 3.9%. Please continue reading for a closer look at the dynamics shaping Tucson’s rental market and how they compare to nationwide trends.
Tucson’s median rent declined 0.6% in August, bringing the total drop to 3.9% over the past year. This year-over-year decline is in line with the Arizona state average of –4.1%, but steeper than the national average of –0.9%.
Tucson rent growth in 2025 pacing below last year
Eight months into the year, rents in Tucson have fallen 0.8%. This is a slower rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to August 2024 rents had increased 0.8%.
Tucson rents decreased by 0.6% in the past month, compared to a national rate of -0.2%. Among the nation’s 100 largest cities, this ranks #88. Similar monthly rent growth was observed in Virginia Beach, VA (-0.6%), and Mesa, AZ (-0.6%).
Month-over-Month Rent Growth Among 100 Largest Cities In the U.S.
Citywide, the median rent currently stands at $884 for a 1-bedroom apartment and $1,134 for a 2-bedroom. Across all bedroom sizes (ie, the entire rental market), the median rent is $1,059. That ranks #93 in the nation, among the country’s 100 largest cities.
For comparison, the median rent across the nation as a whole is $1,230 for a 1-bedroom, $1,385 for a 2-bedroom, and $1,400 overall. The median rent in Tucson is 24.4% lower than the national, and is similar to the prices you would find in Memphis, TN ($1,078) and Tulsa, OK ($1,047).
Median Overall Rent Among 100 Largest Cities In the U.S.
Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.
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