THE TANQUE VERDE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Arizona Upland/Eastern Sonoran Basins setting.
Tanque Verde CDP has 32.3 square miles of land in Pima County. Its Census reference point is in Arizona Upland/Eastern Sonoran Basins, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tanque Verde and Pima County
Tanque Verde is associated with Pima County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tanque Verde by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Tanque Verde, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Pima County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tanque Verde CDP has 77.2% of the land area of nearby Catalina Foothills CDP (41.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

