Queen Creek, Arizona boasts that it’s one of the best kept secrets in Arizona!

This city experiences 330 sunny days a year with beautiful temperatures most of the year. The population was a mere 23,049 as of February 31, 2009. If you want a small town ambiance with big city amenities just minutes away, Queen Creek is just for you. Here, you’ll find urban living in a country setting.

The city has won innumerous awards throughout the years from several associations for their exceptional customer service, their participation in Operation Wounded Warrior, adhering to purchasing laws, their professionalism, their engineering excellence, and so much more.

Queen Creek is a sprawling, scenic town with three mountain ranges as its backdrop. The Superstition Mountains lie to the northeast and the Goldmine and San Tan Mountains sit to the south. If you love the great outdoors, horseback riding and hiking on trails or into the mountains, you’ll fall in love with Queen Creek. The city touts a low crime rate, exceptional air quality, close and easy commute to and from Phoenix and recreational activities for the whole family. The city’s parks, community center and local schools offer fields and courts to play tennis, volley ball, basketball and baseball. If you’re a golf enthusiast, you can check out the back nine of any one of the area’s four 18-hole golf courses.

An exceptional place to raise a family or simply to retire, Queen Creek offers great affordable dwellings. New homes are being built around country club living, and you can take your pick at resale homes. Single family dwellings start as low as $61,500, but if you’re looking for top luxurious living, you can find homes in excess of $1 million. If you’re a classy cowboy or a tasteful tycoon, you’ll find quality living in Queen Creek. If farming is your forte, then come on down. There’s land aplenty, ready for plowing.

The town hosts several high performing elementary schools where the students continue to exceed the state and national average achievement test scores every year. Country Thunder graces the town every year for the four-day event offering a variety of country music and an abundance of activities. The historic Schnepf Farms hosts the event annually. There are lots of other things to do in Queen Creek, too – eating out, movies, culture, the arts, history and planned events. You’ll never be bored in Queen Creek.

Queen Creek is a close-knit community that cares about its citizens, a little known paradise in the southeastern corner of Maricopa County.

Come to live in Queen Creek, it’s one of the best kept secrets in Arizona! Click Queen Creek Homes For Sale and MLS Listings to find the perfect desert home.