Today we explore Rincon Trails, in Vail.
Rincon Trails is located off of Camino Loma Alta and Colossal Cave Roads, in Vail, near Rancho del Lago. Driving through this community today, I see there’s certainly a wide variety of homes for sale in Rincon Trails, both resale and new construction.
Rincon Trails is about 500 lots, and has three different builders: Sombra Homes, Pulte, and Standard Pacific. All three of these builders are still producing new homes, but there are some nice resale homes here too, that already have the pools and landscaping installed. If you’re trying to get into the Vail school district before school starts, don’t forget to check out the resale homes when you’re out there looking at the new construction.
Prices vary widely between builders, and between new and resale homes, but the range of prices, as of today, runs between $275,000 and about $500,000.
One of my favorite things about Rincon Trails is the typical lot size. I’d say the average lot is about a third of an acre, give or take a couple hundred square feet. This means that there is nice breathing room between the houses; the homes in Rincon Trails aren’t piled up on top of each other like some of the other new home communities in the area.
Each builder has a unique style. The Pulte homes have that Pulte look. Don’t get me wrong, I love Pulte, they’ve an excellent reputation as a builder and they have some fabulous floor plans. Pulte homes just always have arches. Arched shutters. Arched windows. Nice front porches, usually, and the third car garage that’s separate from the main garage. I can almost always tell when it is a Pulte home. Sombra does a very nice, clean Santa Fe style, and that’s a big compliment. I see a LOT of bad Santa Fe style around here. Standard Pacific has more 2 story plans than the other builders, and does Southwestern, but with wrought iron touches that look Mediterranean to me.
I see a lot of commercial lots for sale, or for lease, which means that the commercial development is on its way. There’s no big grocery store or shopping in the area yet, but there are rumors of a big mall coming in near the freeway, and a grocery store coming soon.
It’s really amazing to drive through the Vail area. Between Rincon Trails, Rancho del Lago, Coyote Creek, and the other smaller subdivisions, Vail has really taken off in the past couple of years. As Tucson pushes out even more towards the Southeast, this area will begin to boom as the commercial and retail development catch up with the residential developers.
And that’s Rincon Trails! If you’re interested in the Vail area, I’m happy to chat with you about that. Send me an email, and let’s talk.
