Town guide

Catalina Foothills, Arizona

Catalina Foothills is a community in Pima County, Arizona, home to about 52,593 people across 42 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 85718 and 85750, and parts of 85715 are in Catalina Foothills too.

Homes sold for a median of $294 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population52,5931,257 per sq mi
Median home value$652,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$294Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Catalina Foothills

3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Catalina Foothills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Catalina Foothills

Distances

Nearest major airportTucson International Airport (TUS)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tucson, AZ10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ112 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Catalina Foothills; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Catalina Foothills

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Catalina Foothills had 52,401 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 23rd largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

Pima County grew from 14,689 residents in 1900 to 1,043,433 in 2020.

Catalina Foothills population by census2000: 53,794, 2010: 50,796, 2020: 52,40153,794200050,796201052,4012020

Pima County, 1900–2020

Pima County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,689, 1910: 22,818, 1920: 34,680, 1930: 55,676, 1940: 72,838, 1950: 141,216, 1960: 265,660, 1970: 351,667, 1980: 531,443, 1990: 666,880, 2000: 843,746, 2010: 980,263, 2020: 1,043,43315K’00’1035K’20’3073K’40’50266K’60’70531K’80’90844K’00’101.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 102°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 11.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Catalina FoothillsJan: high 68°F, low 37°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 71°F, low 40°F, 1 in; Mar: high 78°F, low 45°F, 0.6 in; Apr: high 85°F, low 50°F, 0.3 in; May: high 93°F, low 58°F, 0.1 in; Jun: high 102°F, low 68°F, 0.3 in; Jul: high 101°F, low 75°F, 2.3 in; Aug: high 100°F, low 74°F, 2.6 in; Sep: high 96°F, low 68°F, 1 in; Oct: high 88°F, low 55°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 77°F, low 43°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 36°F, 1.1 in68°37°Jan1.171°40°Feb1.078°45°Mar0.685°50°Apr0.393°58°May0.1102°68°Jun0.3101°75°Jul2.3100°74°Aug2.696°68°Sep1.088°55°Oct0.677°43°Nov0.767°36°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tucson Camp Ave Exp, AZ weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Pima County

341,481 jobs at 21,381 businesses in Pima County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pima CountyHealth care and social assistance: 66,821 jobs; Retail trade: 53,052 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 47,896 jobs; Construction: 24,969 jobs; Manufacturing: 23,386 jobs; Administrative and support: 22,501 jobs; Professional services: 20,243 jobs; Other services: 15,399 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 14% Construction 7% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Professional services 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

650 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Catalina Foothills’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Tucson Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Tucson3.6 miles
  • St. Joseph's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tucson5.5 miles
  • Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tucson5.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors70
Specialist doctors191
Dentists18
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants118
Mental health providers164
Physical and occupational therapists65
Optometrists2
Chiropractors22
Pharmacies7

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Catalina Foothills

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Brandi Fenton Memorial Park · 55 acres3.0 mi
  • Fort Lowell Park · 50 acres3.1 mi
  • Rio Vista Natural Resources Park · 37 acres3.4 mi
  • Mehl Foothills Park · 25 acres2.4 mi
  • Vista del Rio Park · 16 acres4.1 mi
  • McCormick Park · 11 acres3.1 mi

Grocery stores (15 nearby)

  • Safeway0.6 mi
  • Whole Foods Market2.0 mi
  • Bashas'2.1 mi
  • Natural Grocers2.2 mi

Pharmacies (15 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • Walgreens2.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Pima County Library2.0 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Degrazia Gallery in the Sun1.4 mi
  • The Mini Time Machine Museum2.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Donald R. Nickerson Performing Arts Center2.6 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Catalina Foothills

Public schools here are run by Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410), Tucson Unified District (4403), Khalsa Family Services (79420) and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Canyon View Elementary SchoolTucsonPre-K–5394Public3.3 mi
Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning CenterTucsonPre-K192Public2.5 mi
Fruchthendler Elementary SchoolTucsonPre-K–6327Public3.7 mi
Khalsa SchoolTucsonK–8238Charter2.6 mi
Manzanita SchoolTucsonK–5579Public3.2 mi
Sunrise Drive Elementary SchoolTucsonK–5469Public0.5 mi
Ventana Vista Elementary SchoolTucsonK–5411Public2.0 mi
BASIS Tucson NorthTucson5–12753Charter2.2 mi
Esperero Canyon Middle SchoolTucson6–8495Public3.2 mi
Orange Grove Middle SchoolTucson6–8683Public3.9 mi
Catalina Foothills High SchoolTucson9–121,865Public1.0 mi
PCJTED - Catalina Foothills High SchoolTucson9–12—Career and Technical1.0 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Lambs Gate Christian SchoolTucsonPre-K–K4Christian (no specific denomination)0.9 mi
Tucson Waldorf SchoolTucsonPre-K–8167Nonsectarian2.7 mi
Tucson Hebrew AcademyTucsonK–892Jewish2.6 mi
Kino Learning CenterTucson3–882Nonsectarian5.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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