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running smoothly. Green Valley was listed as “Best Places to Retire” in 2014 according to Yahoo Finance. retirement community composed of 59 Homeowner Associations, Green Valley’s 12 social centers are constantly busy with different recreational activities that include tennis, swimming, shuffleboard and billiards, as well as more than 200 specialized clubs that appeal to all interests. The city’s close location to nearby Madera Canyon, one of the world’s best bird watching areas, also spells hours of delight for those who enjoy observing their fine feathered friends in their natural habitat. And, with the combination of sunny weather year-round and its quality golf courses, golf lovers will find Green Valley is a perfect paradise in which to enjoy their favorite pastime. With an area 11 miles long and two miles wide, Green Valley has managed to main- tain its accessibility for residents by creating special travel lanes on its community streets dedicated to bicycles and golf carts. Also an unincorporated

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Communities and named one of the top 100 Best Master Planned Communities in the country by Where to Retire magazine. Saddlebrooke features several private cham- pionship golf courses and multi-million dollar country clubs nestle in among its more than 7,000 homes, while a little further to the north The Preserve at Saddlebrooke Ranch, another master planned retirement community also by Robson Communities, has just opened..

country club communities, all boasting the highest median property value in the area. Catalina Foothills is one of the most affluent communities in Arizona and the U.S., with the sixth highest per-capita income in Arizona, and the 14th highest per capita income in the U.S. of communities with population of comparable size.

Marana City of Marana: 520-382-1999

Green Valley City of Green Valley: 800-858-5872 greenvalleychamber.com

www.marana.com Marana Chamber of Commerice: 520-682-4314 www.maranachamber.com

Catalina Foothills City of Tucson: 520-792-1212 www.tucsonaz.gov

Marana has grown up from the sleepy little farming and ranching community it used to be into a town of 121 square miles spread over Pima County, filled with shop- ping centers, residential neighborhoods and industrial areas. Only 30 minutes north of Tucson, Marana has become home to a variety of communities that are as popular with young families as well as empty nesters. As a growing rural community, Marana offers a wide variety of neighborhoods tailor made for the homebuyer’s lifestyle.

Located at the base of the Santa Rita Moun- tains, Green Valley was originally established as a retirement community in 1964, and is now known as an “Active Adult Community” with a strong reputation for volunteerism and participation in the community’s daily affairs. Located only 23 miles south of Tucson just off I-19 in the Santa Cruz River Valley, the community is unincorporated, but has more than 45 homeowners associations to keep things

Home to the strongest concentration of luxury housing in the metro area and situ- ated in the southern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, lifestyles here run the gamut from estates in the shadow of the mountains that surround the area to ranch- ettes in the pristine high Sonoran Desert to some of the finest in internationally-ranked

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