Sahuarita, Arizona

Life in Sahuarita, Arizona, explained by people who’ve lived in Sahuarita:

*Response format = Answer (Your name, How long you’ve lived in Sahuarita)

Sahuarita Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Sahuarita?

The parks and the people. (Trista, 2.5 years)
Small town feel. (Bonnie, 5 years)
The Fry’s and Walmart! And now Sprouts! These are the cleanest, biggest, friendliest stores in AZ! (Anonymous, 8 years)
Wasn’t a town.. (Marji, 14 years)
Small town/less traffic. (Christina, 16 years)
Small town vibe. (Christina, 40 years)
When there were less people. (Martin, 61 years)
It used to be peace and quiet. (Anonymous, N/A)

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Sahuarita?

How small the yards are in Rancho. (Trista, 2.5 years)
High HOA fees. (Bonnie, 5 years)
When Sahuarita became a town. (Marji, 14 years)
Nothing to do, no shopping or places to eat. (Christina, 16 years)
Not enough selections for eating out and shopping. (Christina, 40 years)
Rancho Sahuarita. (Martin, 61 years)
All the new people. Their walking paths our a mess I think it just isn’t delightful the town of Sahuarita is not doing a good job it’s over crowded you can only fit so many houses and so many places. Our schools are overcrowded. (Anonymous, N/A)

What are fun things to do in Sahuarita?

Swim, mini golf, it’s a short drive to hiking and camping, there are lots of events all the time for free. (Trista, 2.5 years)
Pools, city events, mine, missile museum. (Bonnie, 5 years)
If your a “Rancho” resident there are lots of things to do, otherwise there are lots of nice parks. (Anonymous, 8 years)
Go to Madera Canyon. (Christina, 16 years)
Fishing at Sahuarita Lake. (Christina, 40 years)
The sports used to be great down here for the little league in the upper League but now it’s a cost factor for some families that aren’t able to be involved. (Anonymous, N/A)

What’s Sahuarita known for?

What’s the crime like in Sahuarita? (hot spot areas, etc.)

I don’t know, someone hit my car and drove off, so maybe that. (Trista, 2.5 years)
Low. (Bonnie, 5 years)
I’ve never had an issue. I feel very safe. (Anonymous, 8 years)
When I lived there, nothing ever happened. (Marji, 14 years)
Not much unless you live in Rancho. (Christina, 16 years)
None that I know of. (Christina, 40 years)
Rancho Sahuarita. (Martin, 61 years)
A lot now that there’s so many people. (Anonymous, N/A)

Any advice for people moving to Sahuarita?

Do your homework if you like land, avoid Rancho. If you like amenities, live in Rancho. (Trista, 2.5 years)
It’s a great place to raise a family. (Bonnie, 5 years)
You will have access to lots of amenities if you move to Rancho but the yards are tiny and I prefer to stay far away from an HOA. (Anonymous, 8 years)
Don’t it’s too crowded. Tucson found a way to contaminate the peaceful life. (Marji, 14 years)
Drive to Tucson a few times see if you want to do that every weekend. (Christina, 16 years)
Try not to bring your city attitudes. (Christina, 40 years)
Don’t do it. (Martin, 61 years)
Don’t. (Anonymous, N/A)

Share an experience you’ve had in Sahuarita (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

4th of July was super fun! So is the movies under the stars and the Easter “Egg-stravaganza”. (Trista, 2.5 years)
Four wheeling at the dump before there was trash. (Marji, 14 years)
School sports. (Martin, 61 years)
Crazy. Waking up every morning hearing sirens. (Anonymous, N/A)

How do you think Sahuarita will change over the next 10 years?

More people, more shopping, it will get too big for my taste. (Trista, 2.5 years)
Get bigger, more shopping. (Bonnie, 5 years)
It’s growing very fast. (Anonymous, 8 years)
It’s not the same, just like any other city. (Marji, 14 years)
More business, housing. (Christina, 16 years)
I see is growing so much bigger maybe spreading out to the rural areas. (Christina, 40 years)
Not for the better. (Martin, 61 years)
Badly. Schools overcrowded. More accidents. (Anonymous, N/A)

Any other interesting facts about Sahuarita?

Right now it’s a big place with a small town feel. (Trista, 2.5 years)
This town used to be a very peaceful and community togetherness. Now you have people that think they’re better than others they are teaching their children that way. (Anonymous, N/A)