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Six places, each with its own light, terrain and way of building. Read a little, then open the current homes in any of them.

Saguaro-covered slopes rising toward the Santa Catalina Mountains with low desert homes set into the hillside

Catalina Foothills

Saguaro-covered slopes below the Santa Catalinas, with low-profile homes on natural desert lots and city lights to the south.

Landscape
A rising bajada of saguaro, palo verde and ocotillo that ends at the mountain front and the mouth of Sabino Canyon.
Architecture
Burnt adobe ranches, territorial revivals and glass-walled contemporaries, most kept low so the ridgelines stay in view.
Amenities
Sabino Canyon and Ventana Canyon trailheads, resort golf, and the shops and restaurants at La Encantada.
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The granite face of Pusch Ridge above a paved path, a desert wash and the edge of a golf fairway

Oro Valley

A town of its own north of Tucson, set beneath the granite face of Pusch Ridge.

Landscape
Pusch Ridge fills the eastern sky, with the Cañada del Oro wash and Catalina State Park at its base.
Architecture
Tile-roofed homes from the 1980s onward, golf communities, and newer single-level builds in Rancho Vistoso.
Amenities
Miles of paved multi-use path, Catalina State Park, community aquatic and recreation centers, and several golf courses.
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Dense saguaro forest and granite boulders in the Tortolita foothills with a golf fairway threading through the desert

Dove Mountain

A master-planned community in the Tortolita foothills, known for dense saguaro stands and desert golf.

Landscape
High Sonoran desert at the foot of the Tortolita Mountains, with boulder outcrops and some of the area's thickest saguaro forest.
Architecture
Gated enclaves of contemporary and Southwestern homes, from lock-and-leave villas to custom homesites.
Amenities
Resort and club golf, the Wild Burro and Tortolita Preserve trail systems, and a resort spa within the community.
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Open valley floor near Marana with green fields, a tree-lined river and a neighborhood of tile-roof homes below distant peaks

Marana

Northwest of Tucson, where farmland and open sky meet newer neighborhoods along the Santa Cruz River.

Landscape
A broad valley floor with long views to the Tucson Mountains, the Tortolitas and Picacho Peak.
Architecture
Newer single-family neighborhoods such as Gladden Farms and Continental Ranch, with parks and paths built in.
Amenities
Quick interstate access, the Santa Cruz River shared-use path, community parks, and growing retail along the corridor.
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A sandy wash shaded by mesquite trees beside a fenced ranch property with the mountains beyond

Tanque Verde

Tucson's northeast edge between the Catalinas and the Rincons: larger lots, horse properties and mesquite-lined washes.

Landscape
Mesquite bosque along the Tanque Verde and Agua Caliente washes, with the Rincon Mountains to the east.
Architecture
Ranch homes on an acre or more, horse facilities, and custom houses set well back from quiet roads.
Amenities
Agua Caliente Park, Saguaro National Park East, and the Catalina Highway up to Mount Lemmon.
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Central Tucson seen across saguaros, with low rooftops and palms beneath the Santa Catalina Mountains

Tucson

The city itself: historic adobe barrios, midcentury brick ranches, and mountains on every horizon.

Landscape
A desert basin ringed by five mountain ranges, crossed by washes and more than a hundred miles of shared-use path.
Architecture
Sonoran row houses in the old barrios, bungalows near the University of Arizona, and midcentury ranches across midtown.
Amenities
A UNESCO City of Gastronomy, the university, a walkable downtown, and trailheads within a short drive in every direction.
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More of the valley.

Rancho Vistoso Stone Canyon SaddleBrooke Casas Adobes Continental Ranch Gladden Farms Sam Hughes Starr Pass Rita Ranch Northwest Tucson Central Tucson East Tucson

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