Market Intelligence Tucson, AZ
Comp-rich · 34 tracked
Self-storage market in Tucson, AZ — August 2026
Based on the 34 facilities we track in Tucson — a sample of Tucson’s market, not every facility.
As of August 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Soft
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
32%
Median rate by size
5×5
$39/mo
~20% below US ($49/mo)
typical $24/mo–$57/mo
5×10
$54/mo
~16% below US ($64/mo)
typical $34/mo–$71/mo
10×10
$82/mo
~12% below US ($93/mo)
typical $60/mo–$118/mo
10×20
$126/mo
~8% below US ($137/mo)
typical $108/mo–$169/mo
The bigger picture
Tucson, AZ — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~93% of US metros — about 13.1 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Tucson, AZ looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 1.0M residents and 431K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~3% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net in-migration of ~39,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$67,929
Median gross rent
$1,154/mo
Renter share
65%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Tucson, AZ, as of August 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 34 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.