Just over one million people call the Tucson metropolitan area their home, and no wonder, with the hulking Santa Catalina Mountains closely hugging the city that is home to the University of Arizona. Tucson is known for its fine food and drink, for its scenic golf courses and for weather normally reserved for Paradise. Despite its status as Arizona's second-largest city, Tucson maintains an enchantment that has long since been paved over in Phoenix.
Sprawling Into the Desert
Much of the activity in Tucson takes place near campus, but the city boasts a vibrant downtown, centered around the old Congress Hotel. As with other Western desert cities, Tucson's suburban boundaries have sprawled in all directions, with housing developments as far north as Marana or Oro Valley considered to be part of Tucson's overall makeup. South Tucson, a nearby square-mile enclave, is populated mainly by Hispanic and Native Americans, and is known for its eclectic restaurants and shops.
Affordable Luxury
There is a variety of housing in Tucson, from historic downtown flats to low-slung ranch homes, with cookie-cutter developments on all points of the compass. Some prefer to live close to U of A, which keeps them near their places of work. Others are willing to put up with the commute - it's not as bad as Phoenix, they tell themselves - to get out to their homes that interface with the soulfully beautiful Sonoran desert.
The market correction has opened up some of the newer and more nicely appointed homes at prices which the average working family can actually afford (a reflection of Tucson's diverse employment base, ranging from the university to the people who make missiles for the military). As long as foreclosures continue to cycle along, and until the excess inventory is bought up, Tucson remains the premier haven for those who want to find some success in real estate, or who are looking for a good place to raise a family.
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