Green Valley is a large planned retirement community for active adults in southern Arizona. Green Valley is twenty miles south of Tucson and 40 miles north of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. It is an unincorporated retirement community with nine golf courses, shopping plazas, dozens of clubs and volunteer organizations, medical facilities, places of worship and recreation centers. There are about 20,000 residents here with an average age of 72.
This community has appeared near the top of many “Best Places to Retire” lists because of its many amenities, wonderful climate, and quality of life. Many residents find work in the area.
The scenery is spectacular. The rugged Santa Rita Mountain range towers over the town. The area is rich with the heritage of Native American, Spanish Colonial, Mexican, and Anglo cultures. Bird lovers will find excellent birding here.
While most of Green Valley is age-restricted, you can find non-age-restricted homes in nearby Sahuarta, where families with children can live. Green Valley offers just about every type of home inside this huge active adult community - in fact there are many different developments (see list of Active Adult Communities link at top right). Housing prices have declined here as they have done in the rest of the country. The Zillow Home Value Index in mid 2009 was $148,900.
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