Rio Rico, Arizona

About Rio Rico

Set in the southern part of Arizona, Rio Rico is a small unincorporated community.

Rio Rico holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 63.09 square miles.

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What Makes Rio Rico Unique

• The only place in America named Rio Rico — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rio Rico

• 🏞️ Tumacácori National Historical Park · National Park reviews ★
• Red Rock Picnic Area reviews ★
• Robert Damon Recreational Complex reviews ★
• Thumb Rock Picnic Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rio Rico

• Calabasas School
• Coatimundi Middle School
• Mountain View School
• PCJTED - Rio Rico High School
• Rio Rico High School
• San Cayetano Elementary School
• Santa Cruz Valley Digital Learning Program

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Rio Rico

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