Sierra Vista Real Estate, RE/MAX; Ann Hayes offers a free Relocation
Package (1-800-677-1884) for Sierra
Vista, Arizona.
REAL
ESTATE
Some Details of Living in Sierra
Vista, Arizona
Let me tell you about our little town, Sierra Vista,
Arizona, in Cochise County.
We are located SouthEast of Tucson by about 70 miles. Sierra Vista, at
4700 ft. elevation, is a high-desert town surrounded by picturesque mountains.
They are the Huachuca Mountains, the Mule
Mountains, the Whetstone
Mountains, and the Dragoon Mountains.
The higher elevation means the climate here is cooler than Tucson
and even more cooler than Phoenix.
Nearby cities are Tombstone,
17 miles away and famous for the OK Corral, and Bisbee, 30 miles away and
famous for its copper mines and quaint shops. The nearest Mexican border
crossing is at Naco (30 Miles East), a small town
near Bisbee, but there are much larger towns at crossings in Nogales
(50 Miles West) and Douglas (60 Miles East).
The largest employer in Sierra Vista is Fort Huachuca,
located immediately to the West of town.
Fort Huachuca
is nestled at the North end of the Huachuca mountains, and is a U.S. Army Post
which staffs full-time enlisted and officer personnel. Fort Huachuca
employs full-time civilian Department of Defense contractors on Post as well as
off Post. Some of the offices located in Fort Huachuca are: The Electronic
Proving Ground (EPG), The Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC), The
US Army Intelligence Center and School, The Joint Interoperability Test Command
(JITC), The US Army NETCOM/ 9th Army Signal Command (ASC), etc. Some of the DOD
contractors in the area are: General Dynamics, Computer Sciences Corporation,
MITRE Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, SIGNAL Corporation,
Emergent Technologies, Newtech Systems, ILEX
Corporation, SAIC Corporation, RAM, Aegis Communications, Logicon, GTE, Comarco,
Northrop-Grumman, and many other organizations. Approximately 12,000 military
and civilian personnel live and/or work at Fort Huachuca.
The town of Sierra Vista grew up around the U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca
in 1877 when it was established as a cavalry post. And, Sierra Vista continues to thrive today with a
population of over 45,000.
Sierra Vista is proud to claim that, with our reliably good weather
averaging 75 degrees in the summer and 50 degrees in the winter, we draw people
from all walks of life: retired military personnel who had been stationed at
Fort Huachuca in the past; retired civilians who refuse to spend another winter
in their home state to be subjected to bone chilling temperatures, huge amounts
of snow, and treacherous road conditions; and, of course, we have those who
simply come to enjoy our mild climate for the winter months in their RV's.
Additionally, the low cost of living, beautiful mountain views, and friendly
nature of the residents are a major factor in why Sierra Vista is growing so rapidly.
The retired population accounts for nearly one-fourth of the population.
One of our local development companies, Castle & Cook, in late 1996, broke
ground on an age-restricted, gated community of single family homes here in Sierra Vista. The
community is called Winterhaven. Winterhaven
is built bordering an 18-hole golf course which is located in Country Club
Estates. Winterhaven has built over 100 single-family
homes at the present time and has just recently opened additional phases.
Sierra Vista boasts recreational facilities
and nature preserves that draw people from all over the United States and Canada. Sierra Vista also boasts
the Coronado National Monument, Ramsey Canyon Preserve, and the San Pedro River
Riparian, etc. The Ramsey
Canyon Preserve covers
approximately 300 acres of plants, trees and wildlife in their natural habitat.
A permanent spring-fed stream, favorable East-West orientation, and high canyon
walls provide Ramsey Canyon with a moist, cool, and stable environment unusual
in the desert Southwest. Bird watching groups come to Ramsey
Canyon from all over the United States.
Southern Arizona is the home to many
sporting events. It is not uncommon to see the young and old alike jogging and
bicycle riding along the highways and side streets. We have three health clubs
in Sierra Vista
with activities such as: tennis, racquetball, indoor/outdoor pools,
weight-lifting equipment, aerobics, etc. The City of Sierra Vista has an indoor wave pool
facility, available to the public. We have two 18-hole golf courses within the
City of Sierra Vista. The
Pueblo del Sol (PDS) Course is a georgeous,
well-maintained course positioned within the Country Club Estates community of
single-family homes; and the Mountain View Course is a reasonably
priced, public course which is located on Fort Huachuca, but is now
directly accessible and operated by the City. Other nearby golf courses are Turquoise Valley
(Naco, 30 miles), San Pedro (Benson, 28 Miles), Del Lago (near Tucson, 45
Miles) and Kino Springs (Nogales,
50 miles). Golf is a year-round activity here.
The "The Mall at Sierra Vista"
was completed in October 1999. It includes stores such as Dillards,
Sears, and a variety of specialty stores. It also has a theatre complex of 10
state-of-the-art movie theatres designed for your comfort and viewing pleasure.
There are also a wide range of eating delights in the Mall's food court.
We are proud to offer activities in our Veterans' Memorial Park such as
Festival of the Southwest, Art in the Park, Octoberfest,
and an evening summer series that includes blues, jazz, pop and rock ensembles.
And, in Buena High
School, the Sierra
Vista Symphony performs regularly. A calendar of
events includes nationally known artists.
The Buena High School accommodates 2,500 students.
It offers the "education row" opportunity for students to take
college courses at no charge on a space-available basis. Additionally, we have
branches of the University of Arizona and the University
of Phoenix located in Sierra
Vista, along with the two-year community college, Cochise College,
which offers a program for an associate's degree.
I hope you decide to relocate to Sierra
Vista, Arizona. Here
at RE/MAX Realty, we have real estate to accommodate everybody's needs. We have
homes on our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that range from $100,000 to
$750,000. I will work with you as a buyer's agent and show you homes listed by
any of the real estate companies here in Sierra
Vista. If you choose new construction, I can introduce
you to a representative of the "new homes" sales offices, or I can
provide you with information on contractors who would be interested in building
a custom home for you. You will find both older homes and new construction in
the city of Sierra Vista as well as in Hereford. Hereford is a growing town about 15 miles South of Sierra Vista. If you are
looking for acreage in an area with wide-open spaces, you will love Hereford. If you are
looking for a community of homes on less land, your interests would likely be
in the city of Sierra Vista.
If you are looking for a view of the mountains, you will probably find it
anywhere you choose to live in this proximity.
I am your expert as a Remax Realtor in the areas
of residential property and new construction. My personal web page includes the
entire multiple listing service in Cochise
County and is perfect for your relocation
to Arizona or for your PCS to Fort Huachuca.
Regarding USAA Certification: I have helped many USAA buyers in their Real
Estate purchases.
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the home that fits your specific real estate needs. Use the e-mail icon to send
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