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Ventana Canyon vs Catalina Foothills
Ventana Canyon is part of the Catalina Foothills, so this is a choice between one resort-area pocket at the foot of the Santa Catalinas and the wider Foothills around it — both in the Catalina Foothills School District.
The short answer
Choose Ventana Canyon for a lock-and-leave condo or golf villa near Kolb and Sunrise, or a gated estate by the club; choose the wider Catalina Foothills for custom homes on larger lots and far more to choose from.
Closed sales, Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Side by Side
Every figure below is a median of the closed residential sales reported to MLS of Southern Arizona (MLSSAZ) in each area over the last twelve months, computed the same way for both. Nothing is estimated.
| Ventana Canyon | Catalina Foothills | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $381,500 | $660,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $322 | $297 |
| Median days on market | 68 days | 63 days |
| Sale-to-list ratio | 97.3% | 97.9% |
| Cash buyers | 50% | 34% |
| Sales with a seller concession | 27% | 36% |
| Median concession, where given | $2,500 | $6,596 |
| Contract to close | 28 days | 29 days |
| Closed sales | 88 | 1,078 |
| Closed sales by sold price | ||
| Under $300K | 27 (31%) | 129 (12%) |
| $300K to $500K | 23 (26%) | 214 (20%) |
| $500K to $750K | 9 (10%) | 284 (26%) |
| $750K to $1M | 12 (14%) | 209 (19%) |
| $1M to $1.5M | 8 (9%) | 138 (13%) |
| $1.5M to $2M | 3 (3%) | 66 (6%) |
| $2M and up | 6 (7%) | 38 (4%) |
Source: MLS of Southern Arizona (MLSSAZ), closed residential sales from September 22, 2025 to September 22, 2026 by close date. Medians are computed per sale; days on market runs from listing to closing; cash share is among sales with financing recorded. As of September 22, 2026. Full methodology on each area's report.
What the numbers say
Over the past twelve months the median sale in Catalina Foothills was $660,000 against $381,500 in Ventana Canyon, a 73% difference. Per square foot the gap was 8%: a median $322 in Ventana Canyon against $297 in Catalina Foothills. Homes in Catalina Foothills sold 5 days sooner, a median 63 days from listing to closing against 68 in Ventana Canyon. Sellers in Catalina Foothills held closer to asking, with the median sale closing at 97.9% of its final list price against 97.3% in Ventana Canyon. Cash buyers made up 50% of Ventana Canyon sales against 34% in Catalina Foothills. Seller concessions were recorded on 36% of Catalina Foothills sales (median $6,596 where given) against 27% in Ventana Canyon (median $2,500 where given). Once under contract, Ventana Canyon closed 1 day faster, a median 28 days against 29. Catalina Foothills recorded 1,078 closed sales to Ventana Canyon's 88, so its medians rest on the larger sample.
At a Glance
| Ventana Canyon | Catalina Foothills | |
|---|---|---|
| Avg home size | 1,210 sq ft | 3,500 sq ft |
| Avg lot size | Condo to 0.5 Acre | 1+ Acre |
| School district | Catalina Foothills USD | Catalina Foothills USD |
Home and lot sizes are approximate, for guidance only — general estimates that change frequently, not neighborhood-level medians. Contact us for current, address-specific numbers.
Choose Ventana Canyon if…
Resort living at the foot of the Santa Catalinas
- You want a condominium, townhome or golf villa — they make up most of Ventana Canyon's sales, which is why its median sits well below the Foothills as a whole.
- The Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and the Ventana Canyon Golf & Racquet Club, with its two Tom Fazio-designed courses, are what you are buying into.
- You want a trail from the neighborhood: the Ventana Canyon trail climbs straight into the Coronado National Forest.
Choose Catalina Foothills if…
Where luxury meets the Sonoran Desert landscape
- You want a custom home on an acre or more, with mountain and city-light views, rather than an attached home.
- Being minutes from La Encantada, St. Philip's Plaza and central Tucson matters more than a resort next door.
- You are open to anywhere in the Catalina Foothills School District, not one corner of it.
Ventana Canyon vs Catalina Foothills, by the numbers
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