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Green Valley
ArizonaCDP
Green Valley
Total population
22,114
Median home value
$293,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$62,063
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- High Wind Warning · SevereHigh Wind Warning issued October 16 at 2:24PM MST until October 17 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
- Wind Advisory · ModerateWind Advisory issued October 16 at 2:24PM MST until October 17 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Green Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 22,616 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
Green Valley is located along the western side of the Santa Cruz River at (31.8556, -111.0001). Continental is to the east of Green Valley, on the other side of the river. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. Green Valley is south of Tucson and north of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Surrounded by copper mines, and near the cycling, hiking and birding areas of the Santa Rita Mountains, Green Valley is an unincorporated retirement community composed of 59 Homeowner Associations. The largest of the mines are the Sierrita Mine owned by Freeport-McMoRan and the Mission Mine of ASARCO. Compared to other mines in Arizona the two mines are large; Sierrita is low-grade. Green Valley has a borderline hot semi-arid/hot desert climate (Köppen BSh/BWh) with three seasons: a warm to mild winter with chilly nights from October through March; a hot, extremely dry summer season from April to late June; and a hot, relatively humid monsoon season from July through September. Outside monsoon season, rainfall is uniformly scarce, having exceeded only in October 2000 amongst other months. The wettest month on record has been July 1990 with , of which fell on July 15. The wettest calendar year has been 1993 with while the driest since 1988 has been 1997 with . Temperatures are uniformly hot during the summer and monsoon seasons, with exceeded on 154 days during an average year, and 77 nights failing to fall below , including every night during August 2011. Frosts occur 37 nights per winter on average, and daytime highs fail to top on nine days.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Green Valley, AZ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves56,825
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves47,571
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves43,712
- Mexican JayAphelocoma wollweberi Kaup, 1855 · Aves40,908
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves39,163
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves34,612
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves32,856
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves32,569
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Anza TrailElementary · Sahuarita · 1,223 students · 18:1 ratio
- Sahuarita High SchoolHigh · SAHUARITA · 1,146 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- Walden Grove High SchoolHigh · Sahuarita · 1,139 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- Wrightson Ridge K-8 SchoolElementary · Sahuarita · 795 students · 14.7:1 ratio
- Continental Elementary SchoolElementary · GREEN VALLEY · 639 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- Copper View Elementary SchoolElementary · Sahuarita · 616 students · 22.8:1 ratio
- Sahuarita Middle SchoolMiddle · SAHUARITA · 579 students · 19.3:1 ratio
- Sahuarita Intermediate SchoolElementary · SAHUARITA · 392 students · 20.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2025-08-0914 km ENE of Willow Canyon, Arizona
- M 3.1 — 2023-09-2821 km E of Tanque Verde, Arizona
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Arizona
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Green Valley
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Butte, Gila, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 125 mi
- Wildfire Paddy Creek, Apache, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 146 mi
- Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 227 mi
- Wildfire Island, La Paz, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 236 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET