| Scottsdale's "resort" lifestyle extends not only to the over 69 hotels and resorts located here, but also to the many housing developments and master planned communities featuring golf courses, hiking trails, tennis courts, community swimming pools and shopping, with amenities just a bike ride away. While Scottsdale is in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, it is remarkably green due to greenbelts, parks, small fishing lakes, recreational complexes and playing fields. The growing medical community includes the western campus of the Mayo Clinic, as well as Scottsdale Healthcare's newly expanded Shea and Osborn campuses.
Scottsdale boasts incredible shopping at a multitude of beautiful complexes such as The Shops at Gainey Ranch, The Borgata, Kierland Commons and The Promenade, as well as the impressive, recently expanded mega-mall: Scottsdale Fashion Square. World Class dining opportunities abound at freestanding restaurants and within the many resorts.
Scottsdale features neighborhoods where there is a family in every home, as well as gated or other communities where there are virtually no children. "The West's Most Western Town" also offers a large variety of horse properties, and there are a number of planned communities that offer very consistent properties and values.
Standard and luxury condominiums, townhouses and patio homes are also abundant in Scottsdale, and the City also offers a full range of apartment and lease options.
The City also has a wide selection in terms of price ranges, from affordable family homes in the mid $100,000's to multi-million dollar resort properties. And, while many people assume Scottsdale has a high cost of living, it is actually quite affordable, particularly considering the amenities that the community offers, such as the many recreational opportunities and golf courses, and the beautiful lakes and mountains.
Notably, Scottsdale's reputation for quality keeps home values high. In addition, Scottsdale neighborhoods offer unbeatable extras. Typical master-planned communities include bike paths, activity centers, heated community pools and parks, as well as elementary schools, citizens centers and libraries. In these tightknit communities, neighborhood activities abound, ranging from wine and cheese fundraisers, craft activities, parents' clubs and scrapbooking to tennis and singles clubs.
Old Town Scottsdale preserves the history and western roots of the town with charming shops and eateries anchored by well loved institutions like The Sugar Bowl and The Pink Pony.
The Scottsdale Center for the Arts hosts an eclectic mix of intimate classical and modern concerts and other live performances, and the return of the one of a kind huge screen Cine Capri movie theatre in June, 2003 was a major event for longtime residents who mourned the loss of its prior incarnation.
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