Tucson Estates Homes for Sale — Tucson, AZ

Key facts

Jurisdiction

Unincorporated Pima County, Arizona

Average sale price

$429,000

Price range

$100K – $475K

School district

TUSD

Approximate population

~12,000

Approximate number of homes

~5,400 homes

What defines this area

• 35.1-sq-mi unincorporated CDP at foot of Tucson Mountains
• TEPOA 55+ community — 1,665 lots, founded early 1960s
• Adjacent Tucson Estates No. Two (Foothills) POA
• 18-hole par-58 Tucson Estates Country Club (Red Lawrence design)
• Pools, spa, tennis, pickleball & shuffleboard included in HOA
• ~100 active clubs & interest groups for TEPOA members
• Borders Tucson Mountain Park & Saguaro National Park West
• Near Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum & Old Tucson
• ~57% manufactured & modular homes — among US's highest shares
• Library, fitness center & arts/crafts studios
• 20 minutes west of downtown Tucson via Ajo Way
• Median sale price well below Tucson metro for site-built stock

About Tucson Estates

A 35.1-square-mile unincorporated census-designated place tucked against the western edge of metro Tucson at the foot of the Tucson Mountains, Tucson Estates is anchored by one of southern Arizona's earliest and largest 55+ active-adult communities — the Tucson Estates Property Owners Association (TEPOA), platted on a former cattle ranch in the early 1960s and home today to 1,665 lots. A smaller sister community, Tucson Estates No. Two (Foothills), maintains its own owners' association immediately adjacent. What sets the area apart from any other west-side address is the combination of resort-style 55+ amenities at the lowest price points anywhere along the Tucson Mountains: TEPOA owns and operates the 18-hole, par-58 Tucson Estates Country Club & Golf Course — an executive layout originally designed by Arizona Society of Golf Course Architects member Red Lawrence — along with swimming pools and a spa, lighted tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard, a fitness center, library, arts-and-crafts studios, and meeting rooms, all included in the monthly HOA assessment together with unlimited golf, trash collection, and nearly 100 active clubs and interest groups. Housing across the broader CDP is a deliberate mix: roughly 57% of occupied homes are manufactured or modular (one of the highest concentrations in the country per NeighborhoodScout), with site-built ranch, territorial, and Southwest-style homes filling out the balance on the desert flats and the Foothills enclave. The median sale price across the CDP runs in the low $400Ks (MLSSAZ, Redfin, 2026), with manufactured homes typically listing between $45,000 and $370,000 and site-built homes climbing toward $475,000 — well below the Tucson metro median for comparable site-built stock. Most of the broader CDP outside TEPOA carries no master HOA at all, with newer pocket subdivisions running modest associations of their own. Residents sit 20 minutes west of downtown Tucson via Ajo Way (SR-86) and Speedway Boulevard, with Saguaro National Park West (Tucson Mountain District), the 20,000-acre Tucson Mountain Park, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Old Tucson, and the trailheads to King Canyon, Sweetwater Preserve, and Brown Mountain all within a 10–15 minute drive.

Tucson Estates is a 55+ neighborhood in unincorporated Pima County, on the west side of metro Tucson, Arizona, served by TUSD. Homes trade in the $100K – $475K range, with an average sale price of $429,000 across roughly 5,400 homes and a population of about 12,000. Kyle Berglund, REALTOR® at Tierra Antigua Realty, represents buyers and sellers here — call (520) 250-8904.

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