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Homes in Marana
Marana is a city of houses: of its 23,432 homes, 88% are detached, 2% are townhouses and other attached houses and 8% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Marana is new: 78% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 4% before 1980. The median home dates from 2008. Owners live in 84% of homes.
In nearby Casas Adobes, 11 miles away, 35% of homes were built before 1980, so Marana's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Marana's homes are newer than those in 97% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
78% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
96% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Whole-house orders
With 88% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 84% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Marana weather and your shutters
At Catalina SP, AZ (12 mi away), June averages a high of 100.8°F and January a low of 30.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to October and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 157 days a year reach 90°F, 67 nights fall to freezing and 11.3 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around August and least in May.
Among the Arizona cities we have climate normals for, Marana has the second-most freezing days.
That's more 90°F days than in 97% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 17 min on the longest day to 10 h 1 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 81° above the horizon in June and 34° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Catalina SP, AZ (temperature) and Tucson 15.5 NW, AZ (precipitation, 7 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 30.6°F | 1.1 in |
| Feb | 68.1°F | 32°F | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 74.8°F | 36.4°F | 0.7 in |
| Apr | 82.1°F | 42.6°F | 0.3 in |
| May | 90.8°F | 50.5°F | 0.2 in |
| Jun | 100.8°F | 59.5°F | 0.3 in |
| Jul | 99.7°F | 70.7°F | 1.8 in |
| Aug | 98.2°F | 68.8°F | 2.2 in |
| Sep | 95.5°F | 61.8°F | 1.1 in |
| Oct | 86.7°F | 48.2°F | 0.7 in |
| Nov | 75.8°F | 37.5°F | 0.7 in |
| Dec | 66.3°F | 31°F | 1.1 in |
Months of hard sun
With 157 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Dry air
Only 11.3 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 36°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Fitting them in Marana
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Marana
- Casas Adobes 11 mi
- Catalina Foothills 19 mi
- Tucson 27 mi
- Casa Grande 48 mi
- San Tan Valley 55 mi
- Queen Creek 60 mi
More about shutters in Marana
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Marana’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.