The Villages of Green Valley

Southern Arizona has retained its status as a popular place for retirees who want to stay active and social. The best 55+ communities in Southern Arizona are in the adjoining towns of Sahuarita and Green Valley with one community further southeast in Sierra Vista. Here's what these communities have to offer.

We narrowed down our 55 Best 55+ Communities list to focus on the best mid-sized 55+ communities. All of the communities on this list are age-restricted and have 200 to 500 homes. Some of the top communities on the list can be found in Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.

Many communities in Green Valley, Arizona belong to Green Valley Recreation (GVR), and if you want an attached home, you have a choice of active adult communities. GVR is a unique body in that it isn't a community itself but an umbrella organization to which many Green Valley communities, and individual homeowners, belong.

Green Valley in Southern Arizona has a number of affordable communities for the 55+ active adult, providing a wide variety of homes to choose from. Here are the most affordable Green Valley communities, all offering homes for sale under $200k.