There's never been a better time to buy a home in Rincon Heights

We think Rincon Heights Neighborhood is one of the best places to live in all of Tucson. We have an eclectic mix of historic architecture, great biking and walking connections, a thriving community garden, a peaceful pocket park, and we’re close to so many amenities like the libraries, museums, and sporting events on the UA campus, dining and entertainment at Main Gate Square and Downtown, and unique local shops and restaurants in the Lost Barrio and along Broadway’s Sunshine Mile. We literally are in “the middle of everywhere”.
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And there’s never been a better time to buy a home in the neighborhood! Check out below all the programs designed to boost home ownership across the city, and in particular in city-center neighborhoods. These programs include down payment assistance, mortgage financing assistance, and more, and are open to a wide variety of income levels.
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Historic Property Tax Credit

​Did you know that you may qualify for as much as a 45% reduction in annual property taxes through the State Historic Property Tax Credit?

Pathway to Purchase Down Payment Assistance Program

Pathway to Purchase Down Payment Assistance Program
​Down payment assistance of 10% of purchase price or $20,000, whichever is less, for low to middle income Tucsonans. Income limit up to $92,984.

Pima Tucson Homebuyer's Solution

Pima Tucson Homebuyer’s Solution
​Down payment assistance of up to 5% of mortgage loan for low to middle income Tucsonans. Income limit up to $92,984.

City of Tucson HOME Program

City of Tucson HOME Program
​Down payment assistance up to 3.5% of purchase price or $3,700, whichever is less, for low income Tucsonans.

Pima County Community Land Trust

Pima County Community Land Trust
​20% mortgage reduction and zero closing costs for low income Tucsonans. Can only purchase available housing in the trust; the trust retains ownership of the land.

Tucson IDA Mortgage Credit Certificate Program

Tucson IDA Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
​Annual federal tax credit of 20% of annual mortgage interest payment for low to middle income first-time homebuyers in the city of Tucson.

HUD Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program

HUD Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program
​50% discount from list price of HUD-owned homes in revitalization areas for emergency medical technicians, firefighters, law enforcement officers and pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers. No income limits.

City of Tucson Housing Choice Voucher

City of Tucson Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program
​Down payment assistance or mortgage assistance for very low income Tucsonans.

Habitat for Humanity Tucson

Habitat for Humanity Tucson
​Down payment assistance for low income Tucsonans. Not a government program.