Forbes Names Tucson One of the 7 Best Cities For Remote Workers In 2021

By Ashley Stahl

Tucson is a fantastic place to live, and a great place for remote workers. Livability ranked it among the Top 10 Remote-Ready Cities in the U.S.

Tucson has a very reasonable cost of living, 8% below the national average, with the average cost of a home at under $200,000. The economy of Tucson is also on the rise.

In 2018, reports found that the economy in Tuscon was stronger than it had been in a decade. While Covid-19 had negative impacts across the entire U.S. economy, a October 2020 study predicted that Arizona’s economy would make a full recovery by mid-2021, faster than the greater U.S. economy.

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Peoria Honored as Best City in Arizona

AZ Big Media names the city of Peoria as the 2021 Best Place to Live, Work and Play in its annual publication, Ranking Arizona. Peoria jumped up two spots from third place in last year’s publication.

“When you think of a city that draws you, compels you to be your most creative, unique and exceptional self, it is the city of Peoria,” said Mayor Cathy Carlat. “What does a family want? What does a business need? Every decision and policy is designed to answer those questions. We are proud to have developed an exceptional city, where when you ask the right questions you get the right results.”

The city of Peoria is known locally and nationally for its high quality of life, beautiful desert vistas, safe neighborhoods, and award-winning recreation services. Peoria supports a strong business community and entrepreneurial ecosystem, has sustainable, future-ready economic development practices, and manages growth smartly. The city has a reputation for maintaining a solid fiscal position and providing essential services while emphasizing the importance of arts, recreation and open space preservation. Because of these characteristics, the city of Peoria has already been honored by Money Magazine, Forbes, Wallethub, USA Today and more for its livability and thriving economy.

“Peoria is more than just a place to visit. It’s a thriving, dynamic community of entrepreneurs, creators, innovators, teachers, leaders, students and families,” said Peoria City Manager Jeff Tyne. “It is such an honor to be recognized by Ranking Arizona as the 2021 Best Place to Live, Work and Play.”

Ranking Arizona, according to AZ Big Media, is “Arizona’s largest business opinion poll that annually ranks companies and cities based on those with whom voters want to do business.” Residents are encouraged to vote on Arizona cities and towns as well as more than 20,000 businesses in more than 250 different business and leisure subcategories. To learn more about the publication and Peoria’s ranking, visit https://azbigmedia.com/vote-ranking-arizona.

Saddleback Heights Master-Planned Community

A 5,300-acre phased, mixed-use, master-planned community located in the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area within the city of Peoria. Saddleback Heights is entitled for up to 8,269 residential units, commercial development, a resort site and golf entitlements. Saddleback Heights includes school sites, parks and an extensive multi-use trail system. Located north of the Vistancia community and south of Highway 74, it is near Lake Pleasant Regional Park.

Rocking K Master-Planned Community

The opening of the first phase of the Rocking K Master-Planned Community has been announced.  Pulte Homes, Lennar and KB Home have joined Diamond Ventures to deliver 558 homes in late 2020 and early 2021.  Rocking K is an approximately 4,800-acre phased, master-planned community, entitled for up to 6,100 homes located southeast of downtown Tucson, AZ within the highly-rated Vail Unified School District, in the Rincon Valley, adjacent to the Saguaro National Park East. The Rocking K Master Plan is bisected by Old Spanish Trail. South of Old Spanish Trail is the lower Sonoran Desert. North of Old Spanish Trail the elevation rises to the high desert foothills of the Rincon Mountains. Rocking K is conveniently located near major employment and accessed by Valencia Road which is planned to open in 2020. The Rocking K Master Plan includes residential and commercial lands, a resort site, entitled golf courses, abundant natural open space, school sites, parks, and an extensive multi-use trail system.