San Tan Valley, Arizona

About San Tan Valley

Set in the central part of Arizona, San Tan Valley is a small unincorporated community.

San Tan Valley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 75.79 square miles.

📰 Local News

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What Makes San Tan Valley Unique

• The only place in America named San Tan Valley — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Arizona — one of 467 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Queen Creek (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in San Tan Valley

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in San Tan Valley

• Chen's Chinese Restaurant
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Someburros — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Angry Crab Shack — seafood
• Barro's Pizza — pizza
• Better Buzz Coffee Queen Creek — coffee shop (café)
• Biscuits Cafe (café)
• Bobo China — chinese
• Brickies Smoke House & Grill — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in San Tan Valley

• San Tan Mountain Regional Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Casey Park reviews ★
• Circle Cross Ranch Park reviews ★
• Dog Run reviews ★
• Foothills Park reviews ★
• Green Tree Park reviews ★
• Indigo Sky Recreation Facility reviews ★
• Laguna Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Recreation Center reviews ★
• Larissa Park reviews ★
• Long Branch Park reviews ★
• Love Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in San Tan Valley

• ASDB - ELP Satellite 1 Preschool (JO Combs Preschool)
• American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12
• American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6
• Champion San Tan
• Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy
• Copper Basin
• Early Childhood Learning Center
• Happy Valley School East Campus
• J. O. Combs Middle School
• Poston Butte High School
• Ridgeview College Preparatory High School
• San Tan Heights Elementary
• Skyline Ranch Elementary School
• Walker Butte K-8

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of San Tan Valley

🏘️ Nearby Communities