Santa Rita Ranch

Welcome

Santa Rita Ranch is located in Mesa, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. The community is located south of Guadalupe Road from Crismon Road to Signal Butte Road. The community is 5 miles northeast of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and 22 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Santa Rita Ranch contains 969 homes built between 2000 – 2001 by developers such as Shea Homes, Trend Homes, Hacienda Homes, Lennar Homes and others. Home styles range from pueblo to contemporary with the southwest style being the most predominant west of Santa Rita Ranch Road and east of that street is predominantly cape cod styled homes. The community consists of both single and two story homes. In the distance to the east the Superstition Mountains can be seen from many of the properties and streets.  

Santa Rita Ranch is a quiet community which offers several large common areas with sidewalk paths for a leisurely stroll, tot parks with swings and slides, a volleyball court, soccer fields, a baseball park and basketball courts. The soccer field is also used by youth sports teams as a practice field and occasionally there will be community events or even “movie in the park night”.

The general area has seen much development in the way of stores and restaurants. Bashas’, Albertsons and Wal Mart are within a short distance as is CVS and Fresh & Easy. A large shopping center at Baseline and Signal Butte includes everything from Kohls, IMAX, Staples and everything inbetween. Just a short distance from the community dry cleaners, banks, dental offices, nail salon and Home Depot can be found. Approximately 2.5 miles north of the Santa Rita Ranch community is Mountain Vista Medical Center.

Santa Rita Ranch is served by Gilbert Public Schools. Children in our community Kindergarten through sixth grade attend Canyon Rim Elementary School while those in grades seventh and eighth attend Desert Ridge Jr. High School. High School students attend Desert Ridge High School.

There are churches of many denominations (Mormon, Baptist, Catholic and nondenominational to name a few) located within a 10-mile radius of the Santa Rita Ranch community.

Santa Rita Ranch is managed by a volunteer group of homeowners from within the community whom are elected to serve on the Board of Directors. The Board has many planned events throughout the year so that members of the community have a chance to get together. The Board of Directors is assisted in their administration of the Association by a contracted property management company, currently City Property Management , see their contact information below.