Homes for Sale in Apache Junction: Enjoy Wide Open Spaces on a Budget
If you are a fan of mountain air, horse-friendly amenities and wide open spaces alive with history; if you want a lifestyle convenient to Phoenix city while being able to bask in the beauty of the desert; and most importantly, if you are looking for an affordable home, you will find all this and more when you look for homes for sale in Apache Junction, Arizona.
Apache Junction is not far from Phoenix, and lies across the Maricopa and Pinal counties. It is nestled in the junction where the Apache Trail meets US Highway 60, and is bordered to the east by the Superstition Mountains and to the north by the Goldfield Mountains. The town is an ideal place to buy a home and indulge in the calm of the desert, with its many trails and vast, exotic scenery. There are hiking routes and tracks to vantage points with incredible views of the wilderness (the more rugged of these would require the assistance of a guide).
Considered one of the state’s most affordable places to live, houses here are excellent value, and sell at an average price of $81,177 – much lower than the average listing price of $155,514 (July 2011). For those wanting even better value, mobile and manufactured homes are also available. Equine properties are abundant here, and horse-lovers will delight in the action at Apache Junction Rodeo Grounds. Even non-members can partake free in Rodeo events, including Nights Under the Lights, held Thursday evening from May to August.
The Superstition Mountains are aptly named - mystery abounds in their folklore and legend. Some Native Americans tribes believe the mountains are an anicient burial ground, and some believe that deep within them there is a portal to another world. Over the decades, many people have gone into the mountains and never come out – the are feared by the Pima Indians and considered cursed by the Apache.
Apache Junction was originally a gold-mining town, and there are many legends involving lost gold and hidden treasures – tales such as the The Seven Cities of Gold and the Lost Spanish Gold. Perhaps the most famous of these stories is The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, which legend has it remains hidden in the mountains. The tale speaks of a German (‘Dutchman’) who, on his deathbed, admitted to having found a mine full of riches. No-one has ever located the mine, though many have tried. These stories have made the town popular with tourists, and it has also preserved its prospecting history in museums and exhibits like the Goldfield Ghost Town - it is thought by some that the ghosts of dead miners remain in the ranges, still looking for gold.
Those looking for an affordable, tranquil place to live (or play) with easy proximity to the metropolitan area, or horse-lovers looking for large equine properties, will certainly find what they are looking for in Apache Junction homes for sale. Commute to work each day and spend nights looking out at the stars.