Your Guide to Buying a Home in Oro Valley, AZ

Buying a Home in Oro Valley, Arizona

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Oro Valley is located in Pima County

Oro Valley Real Estate

Oro Valley is in northern Pima County, six miles north of the Tucson city limits. The valley was formed by the Santa Cruz River joining Gold Creek in the Catalina Mountains . It sits at an elevation of 2,620 feet, covers over 34 square miles and has a current population of nearly 40,000. Oro Valley was incorporated in April 1974.

Oro Valley offers a broad range of community and cultural facilities including James D. Kriegh Park with an Olympic-sized swimming pool, racquetball courts and Little League fields; CDO Riverfront Park with tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields; and West Lambert Lane Park with a variety of natural hiking trails. Canyon Del Oro High School and Ironwood Ridge High School have baseball fields, tennis courts and running tracks. Oro Valley has two country clubs, one private and one public, and a total of four 18-hole golf courses and one nine-hole course. Tennis and swimming as well as other recreation activities are available at the country clubs.

Communication: Oro Valley has access to several local newspapers as well as newspapers from Tucson and Phoenix . The community receives AM and FM radio station signals from Tucson , all major television network channels and cable television.

Education: There are five public schools in Oro Valley : Canyon Del Oro and Ironwood Ridge High Schools with grades 9-12; Wilson School with grades K-8; Painted Sky Elementary in Rancho Vistoso with grades K-6 and Copper Creek Elementary, also with grades K-6. Other area schools are Mesa Verde or Harelson Elementary Schools and Cross Middle School . These schools are part of the Amphitheater Public School District . Pima Community College , with an enrollment of more than 23,000 and the University of Arizona , with an enrollment of 30,000, are both located in nearby Tucson .

Medical: All medical specialties are represented in Oro Valley . The community will also soon be home to the state-of-the-art Northwest Medical Center-Oro Valley and an accompanying medical office park. Northwest Medical Center currently operates an Urgent Care Center in the Rancho Vistoso area. Additional medical services are available in the metropolitan Tucson area, including 16 hospitals with 3,000 total beds and more than 2,000 physicians and dentists.

Financial: Numerous financial institutions with branch offices operate in Oro Valley . For additional information regarding economic development assistance opportunities, contact the Town of Oro Valley’s Economic Development section at 229-4700.

Airport: The residents of Oro Valley are served by Tucson International Airport . Additionally, residents can access the La Cholla Airpark, a private facility west of Oro Valley .

Lodging & Meeting Facilities: The Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort is located in Oro Valley; it has 430 rooms and enough meeting space to accommodate 1,200 people. Additional lodging is available at several other local hotels. The Town Hall Council Chambers is available for meetings and can accommodate 150 people.