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Sahuarita is home to thousands of incredible people. Growing families. Aspiring career individuals. Young working professionals. Active adults. Each has their own unique story to live and to tell. Discover more about the community here; what’s happening now, and the stories shaping its future.

Real Estate

Sahuarita has been ranked a top community in Arizona, and one of the fastest growing; thanks to its affordable housing, close access to major employment sectors and family-friendly atmosphere. Here you’ll find information about housing in the area, and how and why more families are making the decision to be a part of Sahuarita’s Future.

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Richmond American Homes to Grand Open in New Neighborhood of Entrada Del Pueblo

This November, long-time community homebuilder, Richmond American Homes, will officially open its models in Entrada Del Pueblo. While presales began in May for the builder’s newest neighborhood, comprised of 98 lots, models are near completion and the Grand Opening is...

Rancho Sahuarita’s Newest Neighborhood: Entrada La Coraza to Open This Month

Featuring Homes from Centex and Richmond American Homes Rancho Sahuarita’s newest neighborhood, Entrada La Coraza, will officially open for new home sales this month; featuring homes by long-time community homebuilder, Richmond American Homes, and a new builder to the...

Centex to Open in Entrada La Coraza in Rancho Sahuarita

TUCSON – January 31, 2022 – PulteGroup is proud to announce the opening of its second Tucson Area Centex community, Entrada La Coraza at Rancho Sahuarita, located just south of the city along I-19 in the beautiful master plan of Rancho Sahuarita. The new construction...

Richmond American Homes to Build in New Neighborhood, Entrada La Coraza

In mid-October, Richmond American Homes began presales for homes in its newest neighborhood within the Rancho Sahuarita masterplan, Entrada La Coraza. One of the original builders in Rancho Sahuarita, Richmond American Homes is conducting presales from the sales...

Entrada La Coraza: Rancho Sahuarita’s Next Neighborhood Coming Soon

Rancho Sahuarita is launching its next phase of growth with new home neighborhoods, beginning with Entrada La Coraza. The new neighborhood is located south of Sahuarita Rd., on both sides of Rancho Sahuarita Blvd. south of Wrightson Ridge K-8 school and future...

RELEASE: KB Home announces the grand opening of phase two of its successful Entrada Del Rio at Rancho Sahuarita community

“KB Home will be opening their second phase of their successful Entrada Del Rio community, an enclave of beautiful new homes in the highly desirable Rancho Sahuarita master plan. The personalized, new ranch-style homes showcase desirable design characteristics like...

Enclave at Entrada Del Rio Coming Soon: Meritage Homes to Open its Next Phase in Rancho Sahuarita

Meritage Homes will soon begin presales of 74 additional new home lots in Entrada Del Rio, offering homebuyers a new set of five floorplans in the master plan community’s newest neighborhood. Enclave at Entrada Del Rio will offer home layouts of up to 2917 square...

2020 Home Sales Strong in Rancho Sahuarita

Despite the challenges of 2020 and the impacts from the ongoing pandemic, the housing market across most of the country, including in Sahuarita, remained strong. Sales accelerated after a brief pause in the spring, when the first stay-at-home orders in Arizona began...

Grace Lutheran Opens New Buildings in Sahuarita

Grace Lutheran Church and Child Learning Center are among the newest buildings to be added to the skyline of Sahuarita, at the southwest corner of Sahuarita Rd. and La Villita. After 18 months of planning, permits and construction, they are now open to the public....

Meritage Homes to Build More Homes in Entrada Del Rio

Meritage Homes has closed on 21 additional new home lots in Entrada Del Rio in Rancho Sahuarita, continuing to offer homebuyers stunning new home options in the master planned community’s newest neighborhood. The lots are located just north of the homes currently...

August Primary Determines Sahuarita Town Council Election

The primary election held on Tuesday, August 4th officially determined the results for this year’s Sahuarita Town Council election. Incumbents Bill Bracco, Melissa Hicks, Gil Lusk and Simon Davis have retained their seats on the council, all for new four-year terms....

Sahuarita Times: “For Love of the Town: Debbie Morales Runs for Council”

Debbie Morales, who first moved to Sahuarita 17 years ago when it was still a one-stoplight town, has held many different roles in the community over the years. Now with nearly two decades of experience under her belt, and after having lived and raised 8 children in...

Council Appoints Two New Members

The existing members of the Sahuarita Town Council have narrowed the list of candidates from 23 to 2, and have appointed Simon Davis and Erik Dahl to the Council. In a public meeting on Monday, August 19th, the two were appointed after an application review and...

Sahuarita Town Council Narrows Candidates for Two Vacant Seats

At a closed-door meeting on Monday, August 12th, members of the Sahuarita Town Council took the next step required in filling two vacant seats, left by resigned members Dalia Zimmerman and Lynne Skelton. After receiving 24 applications submitted by the deadline, the...

Sahuarita Town Council to Fill Two Vacancies by Official Appointment

On Monday, June 24th at a Town Council Meeting, Mayor Tom Murphy announced the official process by which the two vacancies left from resigning members, Dalia Zimmerman and Lynne Skelton, will be filled. Interested citizens of the Town of Sahuarita were required to go...

Two Sahuarita Council Members Resign, Leaving Vacant Seats Behind

The Sahuarita Town Council will soon need to fill two seats left open by two resigning members. Lynne Skelton, Sahuarita Town Council member since 1999, resigned from her seat on council effective on June 10th of this year. In her time on council, Skelton had served...

Local Government

The role of government in small towns and communities is crucial to their growth and success, and cannot be overstated. From Town Council decisions and actions, to citizen advocacy and voter issues, you’ll find more information here about what’s driving the decision makers in Sahuarita.

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Community

The individuals that come together to make up the great community of Sahuarita are those behind all that makes it unique. Any given day, there are events happening, stories developing, and area citizens coming together to make the community a better place. Upcoming events, citizen highlights and updates on community issues can be found here.

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Meritage Homes and Operation Homefront Welcome Veteran Family to a Mortgage-Free Home in Rancho Sahuarita

On Friday, October 28th, 2022, team members of Meritage Homes and Operation Homefront, joined by local officials and community representatives, came together to recognize a deserving military family, and awarded them the keys to a brand new, energy-efficient...

Rancho Sahuarita’s Newest Neighborhood: Entrada La Coraza to Open This Month

Rancho Sahuarita Breaks Ground on “Rancho Sahuarita Self Storage and RV”

SAHUARITA, AZ (February 15th, 2022)– Rancho Sahuarita is pleased to announce that it has broken ground on “Rancho Sahuarita Self Storage and RV”, its newest commercial venture in the Rancho Sahuarita community. The property is located in the northernmost portion of...

Tucson Arby’s Restaurants Collecting Cash Donations for Toys for Tots

TUCSON, Ariz. (December 2021) – The Tucson Arby’s restaurants want to bring some holiday cheer to families in need this season by collecting money to benefit Toys for Tots. All the money raised will be used to go to buy new toys for the children. From now until Dec....

New Library in Sahuarita Opens Its Doors

On Tuesday, September 7th, the new Sahuarita Library officially opened its doors to families of the area. The 17,700 square foot library features a Storytime Room with rainbow lights, stuffed animals and lower windows for outside views, a gaming room, patios for...

Sahuarita Food Bank and Rancho Sahuarita Team Up for New “Neighbor to Neighbor Sahuarita” Program

Rancho Sahuarita and the Sahuarita Food Bank are joining together for a new program called “Neighbor to Neighbor Sahuarita”, designed to provide a neighborhood-based regular food collection source for the Sahuarita Food Bank & Community Resource Center (SFB-CRC)....

With Summer Around the Corner, Water Safety is Key!

With summer around the corner, the team at Rural Metro Fire Department wants to remind community residents about the critical importance of water safety. This year, like every year, Rural Metro is teaming up with other area Fire Departments and KVOA in efforts to...

Delivering on a Promise: Rancho Sahuarita Continues its Commitment to Creating a Better Life

Over the course of the last year, the team at Rancho Sahuarita has remained dedicated to delivering on its commitment of providing a high-quality lifestyle and experience for its residents, despite the challenges and adjustments that have become critical in the midst...

Rancho Sahuarita Celebrates 20th Anniversary

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the grand opening of Rancho Sahuarita. What began as an old cotton farm and a dream of late founder, Bob Sharpe, is now a thriving community of more than 18,000 residents and 5,800 homes. Its residents have access to hundreds of...

Grace Lutheran Opens New Buildings in Sahuarita

Voters Asked to Vote YES on SUSD Overrides this November

This November, local voters will be asked to support Proposition 492, for the renewal of a District Additional Assistance (DAA) Override, and Proposition 493, a Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Override. Both budget overrides are a continuation of the existing...

Sahuarita Times: “Props 492 & 493” by Dr. Manual O. Valenzuela, SUSD Superintendent

“On June 22, 2022, the SUSD Governing Board adopted a resolution, calling a special election for the continuation of the local Maintenance and Operations (M&O) and District Additional Assistance (DAA) overrides. The ballot measures for the election this fall are...

New Library in Sahuarita Opens Its Doors

Spotlight on Denise Reis, the Newest Member of the SUSD Governing Board

Denise Reis is the newest member of the Sahuarita Unified School District Governing Board. Pima County School Superintendent, Dustin J. Williams, appointed Reis to the seat after recommendation from a selected panel, (whose members were chosen by SUSD Superintendent...

Local Teacher Spotlight: Anong Charles

The Sahuarita Unified School District, which educates 5,800 students across 600 square miles annually, is filled with dozens of outstanding educators and staff members. Anong Charles is one of these individuals. Anong Charles, a 4th grade teacher at Wrightson Ridge,...

Help Get This School Year Off to the Best Start

The start of school in Sahuarita has come, and that means area children are gearing up for a brand-new set of adventures, thoughts and experiences. The start of a new year can be sometimes be a bit of a bummer though, and it’s important to get children excited and...

First Semester at SUSD’s New School Comes to a Close

The newest school of the Sahuarita Unified School District, Wrightson Ridge K-8, finished its first semester on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Nearly 450 K-5 aged students attended the school for the latter half of the school year, and about 200 sixth through eighth...

Governing Board Member Zimmerman Leaves Behind Vacated Seat on SUSD Board

The Sahuarita Unified School District Governing Board is going to be short one member beginning this summer, as Dalia Zimmerman will be vacating her seat since she is moving out of the area. Zimmerman, who also serves on the Sahuarita Town Council, has shared that she...

Education

It’s often said that education is one of the most powerful tools that can be used to affect change. The Sahuarita Unified School District drives this message home every day, educating over 5,800 students across 600+ square miles each year though groundbreaking curriculum and innovative programs. Teacher spotlights, news about new schools and updates about what’s being done to shape young minds in Sahuarita are just some of the important stories that can be found here.

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Economic Development

A growing community likes Sahuarita only continues growing with a strong economy at its roots. New businesses choose to locate here for different reasons, and together they help ensure community-wide prosperity and that the needs of local consumers are met. Check out businesses that are new to Sahuarita and those coming soon!

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Richmond American Homes to Grand Open in New Neighborhood of Entrada Del Pueblo

Rancho Sahuarita Breaks Ground on “Rancho Sahuarita Self Storage and RV”

Richmond American Homes to Build in New Neighborhood, Entrada La Coraza

New, Nearby Hospital in Sahuarita Provides Easier Access to Healthcare

Residents of Sahuarita and surrounding areas will have easier to healthcare, when Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita officially opens for business, right in their neighborhood in November. “I always had the worry that if one of my boys got seriously hurt, we’d have to...

RELEASE: Tucson Arby’s Opens New Location in Sahuarita, Ariz.

TUCSON, Ariz. (October 2020) – Irish Beef, the Tucson area Arby’s franchisee, is opening a new location at 700 W. Sahuarita in Sahuarita, Ariz., located at exit 75 off Interstate 19, on Nov. 9, 2020. The restaurant is approximately 2,300 sq. ft. The Sahuarita...

Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita to Open in November

Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita, an 18-bed neighborhood hospital, will open this November. Located at 16260 S. Rancho Sahuarita Blvd., the facility will offer 24/7 emergency care, including ambulance and helicopter service, inpatient medical/surgical care,...

Kababeque Indian Grill Serving Up Delicious Dishes at the Rancho Sahuarita Marketplace

Kababeque Indian Grill is open for business in the Rancho Sahuarita Marketplace, adding delicious and authentic Indian cuisine to the dining options already available for residents and families of the area. The locally-owned eatery serves authentic dishes, including...

Arby’s Coming to “The Corner” at Rancho Sahuarita

Arby’s is the newest restaurant coming soon to “The Corner” at Rancho Sahuarita. The new location will be constructed just east of the existing Fry’s gas canopy, at the northeast corner of Sahuarita Road and Rancho Sahuarita Boulevard. While an exact opening date is...

Construction Continues on Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

Construction of Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita, Northwest Healthcare’s new hospital facility coming to the Sahuarita Town Center, is progressing well and moving forward. The facility, which is part of the provider’s “No Boundaries” expansion strategy, will be a...

New Doctor Opens Practice in the Rancho Sahuarita Marketplace

Dr. Griffin Coates, M.D. FACS has opened Coates Vein Clinic, pllc in the Rancho Sahuarita Marketplace, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins or venous reflux disease. Dr. Coates and his wife Andi Coates, RN, BSN are looking forward to bringing...

There is no power for change greater than a community
discovering what it cares about

- Margaret J. Wheatley