The Saavedra Team
Realty Executives
1745 East River Rd. Suite 245
Tucson AZ., 85718
520-309-9131
Sahuarita
Sahuarita, Arizona is a Great Place to Call Home
Sahuarita, Arizona encompasses a 30-square mile area. It is located 130 miles from Phoenix and 15 miles from Tucson. It was incorporated in 1994. To the south is the retirement community of Green Valley. It has direct access to Tucson and Mexico using Interstate 19.
Sahuarita had a population of 1622 people in the 1990 census. It nearly doubled in ten years. The population is expected to reach nearly 26,000 in this years census report. Sahuarita is located in Pima County. It is south of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The Santa Cruz River runs through this desert town. Madera Canyon is also located here which is another important landmark. The Sahuarita Lake, completed in 2001, is an artificial lake offering a mile long perimeter with depths up to ten feet. It holds about 70 acre feet of water. The lake has air compressors in different areas under the lake. These compressors continually inject air which helps the flow of the water.
Sahuarita operates under the form of council-manager. The Sahuarita Council has seven elected members that includes the Mayor and the Vice Mayor. These two positions are not elected positions. The council members chose these positions. There is not a town charter it is a general law town. It operates under the Title 9: Cities and Towns, of the Arizona Revised Statues.
The average cost of a home in Sahuarita is $248,476. The property taxes average $1210. per year. The median family income is $61,733. There are three schools of higher education located within 30 miles of the town along with six junior colleges.
Sahuarita has four movie theaters located within 15 miles. There are 308 restaurants within the same distance. The area has 43 golf courses located within 15 miles of the town. Sahuarita has five museums within a 30 mile radius. One ski resort can be reached within 100 miles. The town receives an average rainfall of 23.41 inches per year. The high temperature of 92 degrees is in July. The low temperature of 37.5 degrees is in January. The average age of the citizens is 37.7 years.
