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Hello,

Sahuarita and Vail are very popular choices for homebuyers because of their close proximity to Tucson. I'm not sure exactly where you would be commuting to but I'll use Davis-Monthan AFB as an example.

From Sahuarita you're looking at about a half-hour commute at worst and from Vail probably about the same, maybe a bit shorter.

Rancho Sahuarita is a very popular master-planned community and many Tucsonans live there and commute daily.
(http://www.ranchosahuarita.com)

Vail has also grown considerably the past few years and just today in the Arizona Daily Star there was an update on a huge commercial/residential development ("Passages of Tucson") near Vail.
(http://www.azstarnet.com/business/214570)

If you would like any additional housing information please feel free to contact me!