Oro Valley
Oro Valley is a suburban town in the Pima County, Arizona. The town is located 6 miles north of Tucson. Oro Valley is now a hotbed for tech industry and attracts tech scaleups from Silicon Valley. With a relatively high median household income and the lush Sonoran Desert, the town attracts migrants and retirees from all over the country.
Oro Valley, though a small town, is now a breeding ground for biotech companies. It is located in the Pima County and is deemed the best place to live in Arizona, mostly because of its suburban feel, its parks, and its highly rated schools. Its population is estimated at $42,889 and its median home value is $ 288,400.
Oro Valley has an estimated population of 42,889. Non-Hispanic whites constitute 81.9% of the racial makeup, while black or African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders make up the rest of the population. The median age is 50 years.
Oro Valley has top-rates high-quality schools. Public schools in the town are run by Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson. Oro Valley has five elementary schools and two high schools ( Canyon Del Oro High School and Ironwood Ridge High School).
Oro Valley has two charter schools, Lehman Academy of Excellence and BASIS Schools, with the latter being in Newsweek top ten high schools in the nation, coming in spot 3 in the United States.
Oro Valley has many places of worship, churches and temples. The town has christian churches of most faiths, denominational and non-denominational.
Below are some of the churches found in Oro Valley:
- St. Mark Evangelist
- Vistoso Community Church
- Resurrection Lutheran Church
- Canyon Del Oro Baptist Church
- Oro-Valley Church of The Nazarene
- Alive Church
- Aldea Spiritual Community
- Sovereign Grace Church
Oro Valley, along with its surrounding areas, provide year-round outdoor activities. The Santa Catalina Mountains and Naraja parks offer more than 200 acres of hiking and biking trails. The town is also ideal for golf courses and has several of them open to the public.
Other acrivities like camping, picnics, horseback riding make Oro Valley an irresistible place to visit and buy a home.