Green Valley, Arizona, is much more than a booming Arizona retirement community.  With nine golf courses, shopping plazas, dozens of clubs and volunteer organizations, medical facilities, places of worship and recreation centers, Green Valley is a destination for retirees seeking an active lifestyle. And while most of Green Valley is age-restricted, there are also areas where you'll find non-age-restricted communities where families with children live.
Just north and east of Green Valley is the growing town of Sahuarita where non-age restricted housing is plentiful along with excellent schools, parks and gorgeous subdivisions.
Green Valley was selected as one of the country’s best places to retire to by “Where to Retire” and “New Choices for Retirement” magazines several times, Green Valley, located in the historic Santa Cruz Valley, combines the best of two worlds and four cultures.
The community is part of the original San Ignacio de la Canoa Land Grant from the King of Spain, an area filled with rich history ranging from the Indians who settled the area about 1 A.D. to the conquistadors, missionaries, cowboys, miners and ranchers, and modern day health seekers.
Green Valley appeals to those who enjoy small-town living, where you know your neighbors, and traffic jams are a rare occurrence.
Yet the retirement community located just 23 miles south of Tucson, and 145 miles south of Phoenix, also offers the desirable amenities of city life, including cultural activities, shopping, and a wide range of recreational activities.
Annual temperatures average 80 degrees during the daytime and 50 degrees at night, making the area a prime attraction for visitors who flock here to enjoy outdoor activities, especially golf, all year long.
The sunny and mild winters, healthful, clean dry air and combination of rolling grasslands, high desert and majestic mountains and canyons also lure hikers, tennis players, bird watchers, bicyclists, horseback riders, and swimmers to visit or, better yet, move to Green Valley each year.
Many are drawn to Green Valley and to nearby Tucson, Tubac and Tumacacori by the historic attractions, which range from early Spanish missions, old mines, ghost towns, sprawling cattle ranches and wildlife preserves to Old West theme parks and artists’ colonies.
Lovers of art and history are drawn to historic Tubac, the oldest European settlement in the area and a shopper’s paradise with nearly 100 galleries and shops in addition to its historic park and museum.
About 45 miles south of Green Valley are the twin cities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, a favorite of bargain-hunters that draws visitors from miles around to its hundreds of shops offering goods ranging from leather, pottery, rugs, jewelry, furniture, and decorative accessories to arts and crafts.
Green Valley is primarily a retirement community so much of the community’s income is derived from social security payments, private retirement benefits, investment income and saving.
The median income in Green Valley is $43,000 a year, with 32 percent of residents reporting $50,000 plus annual incomes.
Nearby Tucson offers nearly a dozen hospitals and numerous clinics with their own specialties.
Helpful Links:
Green Valley Community Profile
Green Valley Chamber of Commerce
Green Valley Helpful Links and Services |
