Maricopa, AZ Real Estate

 

Maricopa is a city 30 miles south of Phoenix in Pinal County, with a history that goes back to the 1800s. In the mid 1800s Maricopa Wells as it was known then was the most well known place in Arizona Territory, as it was an important relay station for the famous Butterfield Overland Mail Route. It was known for having more than ample food and water. The Pima who farmed the area were peaceful and worked with the prosperous community. The community was truly an oasis in the desert supplying travelers in every direction. It prospered until the rail road came to Arizona.

In the late 1880s, with the arrival of the rail road, a new town sprang up a few miles away around the new station and was called Maricopaville. Gradually the town’s folk moved over and all but abandoned Maricopa Wells. The newly located town again was a booming oasis in the desert. Due to Tempe’s aggressive negotiating with Phoenix to have a strategic stop on the route, the town of Maricopaville soon moved back to the original site of Maricopa Wells, and became Maricopa Junction, a stop for all east west travelers and its population over the years only grew slowly and stabilized at around a 1000 people, until the early part of this century after it incorporated in 2003.

The explosive growth of the first half of the decade increased the City of Maricopa’s population from just under 5,000 people to over 15,000, literally tripling in just 2.5 years. Currently the population just 4 years later is just under 38,000 people. With a median home price in the City of Maricopa of 162,000 it is a great value. Maricopa may not have a great number of activities and attractions, but they are conveniently located in nearby Casa Grande and Phoenix. Every reputable builder from the Phoenix metro area built master planned communities in the City of Maricopa, providing the potential homeowner numerous choices in neighborhood and home characteristics.

Perfect palms line the streets, green grass covers the ground along well maintained walk ways, neatly manicured shrub accent the common areas, blue skies above and endless sunshine all greet you when you enter into the Rancho El Dorado subdivision. Two elementary schools, parks, miles of walking paths and a golf course, make it is a wonderful choice for even the most discerning taste. It is a great neighborhood to raise a family, and just one of many beautiful master planned communities that the City of Maricopa has to offer.

If you are looking for a retirement community, Providence in the City of Maricopa offers 50 acres of lakes, 125 acres of parks, greenbelts, and walking paths, a 32,000 square foot clubhouse, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and an amphitheater. Prices in this community begin at just over $100,000 for a beautiful new home with lakefront homes starting slightly higher.