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Bloomberg Businessweek names Oro Valley best place to raise kids in Arizona

Text from Bloomberg website:

  • Best Place to Raise Kids in Arizona: Oro Valley
  • Population: 40,422
  • GreatSchools city score: 9
  • Median family income: $83,409
  • Housing costs as a percentage of income: 19.1%
  • County unemployment rate: 7.1%
  • Nearby city: Tucson

This Arizona burg isn’t just for snowbirds escaping the cold North—it’s become a major base for biotech firms, fueled by research at nearby Tucson’s University of Arizona and the town’s own Innovation Park.

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Congrats, Oro Valley!