Check out the Tucson, Arizona Home Market From Your Desktop
For all of you who are thinking about purchasing a home or second home in Tucson, Arizona , read on!
Tucson is a very large geographic area and when people talk about Tucson they often also think about the Green Valley, Sahuarita areas which are to the south of Tucson off of I-19; Marana, to the north, off of I-10, and Oro Valley which is also to the north off of Oracle Road.
Marana and Oro Valley are relatively new communities with many homes built in the 1980’s through the present. Green Valley is best known as a retirement community with an abundance of nice older townhomes. The newest community is Sahuarita which lies between Tucson and Green Valley and encompasses a master planned community with thousands of newer homes. Building is still going on there.
Many people do not realize how large the Tucson area is – extending almost 40 miles by 40 miles. To get an idea, look at the map of Tucson which is divided into various segments for real estate purposes.
http://www.terrybishop.com/map.html
Where you live will be determined by your lifestyle including your place of work and types of recreation you enjoy. For instance, a person working at Raytheon should probably not live in the Northwest section of town since they will be working in the Southeast area. A person who wants to travel to the University of Arizona in the central part of town, perhaps should not live in the extreme northwest (XNW). If you are an avid hiker, biker, the central area of town may not be a good choice.
Once you consider your lifestyle, then consider the ammenties you want in a home. Most of the newer homes in tract developments have five to ten feet setbacks on each side and are on smaller lots ranging from 4,000 to 7500 square feet. Newer custom and semi custom homes are on larger tracts of land, and in the areas of the northwest and west as well as the east, some are in SR zoning areas which require 3.3 acre building lots.
The older homes generally are on larger lots where the front footage to the street may be as much as 80 feet. On some of the newer homes, the front footage is 30 feet so the houses are long and linear. With an older home, you may have some renovation to do, but usually you will have a larger yard.
Resources:
Town of Marana http://www.marana.com/
Town of Oro Valley http://www.ci.oro-valley.az.us/
Town of Sahaurrita http://www.ci.sahuarita.az.us/
Town of Green Valley http://www.greenvalleychamber.com/
City of Tucson http://www.tucsonaz.gov/index.php
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February 4th, 2011 at 11:32 am
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