Character, Arts, and Culture Introduction

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Oro Valley has approximately 48,855 residents (2024 Population Estimates, U.S. Census) and is expected to grow to roughly 55,850 people by 2040 (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity). As a community, we strive to support a diverse range of ages, interests, and backgrounds by having a “complete community.”

A “complete community” offers opportunities for involvement, promotes healthy lifestyles, and encourages lifelong learning. Additionally, it includes safe neighborhoods with access to parks and other outdoor spaces, quality housing, and other desirable amenities.

Residents value Oro Valley’s strong sense of community. Our priorities that shaped this part of the Plan include:

  • Supporting a broad range of ages and diverse backgrounds.
  • Being a family-friendly community.
  • Having quality schools.
  • Promoting arts and culture.

The guiding principles provide the foundation for building goals, policies, and action. They represent the desires of our community.

Keep OV a friendly community that supports a diverse range of ages, interests, and backgrounds:

  • Foster more activities and entertainment options.
  • Meet the needs and interests of children, youth, families, adults, and an aging population.
  • Promote high-quality schools and educational opportunities.

Maintain the community’s unique character:

  • Promote a friendly, kind, and neighborly town feel.
  • Create and attract community gathering opportunities and spaces.
  • Support arts and culture.
  • Foster a community that welcomes a diverse population.
  • Strive to keep a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.


Click on the images below to see the policies and specific actions the Town will take to achieve each goal.

Family at a community event.

Engagement in the park.




Goal C: Intergenerational Community
Goal D: Community Engagement.
Support a vibrant, intergenerational community.
Increase opportunities for residents to provide meaningful input on Town decisions and planning
Volunteers planting trees.
Farmer's Market



Goal E: Partnerships and Volunteers.
Goal F: Neighborly Community.
Pursue partnerships that achieve common goals and improve the quality of life in Oro Valley.
Nurture a welcoming environment that embodies the friendliness and neighborly spirit of a close-knit community.
Public art in front of library.




Goal G: Arts and Culture.

Promote Oro Valley's arts and culture to honor and celebrate its significance.

Relationship with Other Goals in the Plan

The goals in this section are interrelated with goals in other chapters of the Plan, in the same way they are connected in our lives. The following table depicts the overlap between this section’s goals (and associated policies and actions) and other goals.

Please click on the links below to read the related goals, policies, and actions.

Character, Arts, and Culture Goals:
Related goals in other Chapters:
Goal C: Intergenerational Community


Goal H: Parks and Recreation
Goal V: Employers and Workforce
Goal G: Arts and Culture
Goal X: Tourism



The plan is currently being refined.

If you are viewing this website on a mobile device, please use full-screen mode (landscape).


Oro Valley has approximately 48,855 residents (2024 Population Estimates, U.S. Census) and is expected to grow to roughly 55,850 people by 2040 (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity). As a community, we strive to support a diverse range of ages, interests, and backgrounds by having a “complete community.”

A “complete community” offers opportunities for involvement, promotes healthy lifestyles, and encourages lifelong learning. Additionally, it includes safe neighborhoods with access to parks and other outdoor spaces, quality housing, and other desirable amenities.

Residents value Oro Valley’s strong sense of community. Our priorities that shaped this part of the Plan include:

  • Supporting a broad range of ages and diverse backgrounds.
  • Being a family-friendly community.
  • Having quality schools.
  • Promoting arts and culture.

The guiding principles provide the foundation for building goals, policies, and action. They represent the desires of our community.

Keep OV a friendly community that supports a diverse range of ages, interests, and backgrounds:

  • Foster more activities and entertainment options.
  • Meet the needs and interests of children, youth, families, adults, and an aging population.
  • Promote high-quality schools and educational opportunities.

Maintain the community’s unique character:

  • Promote a friendly, kind, and neighborly town feel.
  • Create and attract community gathering opportunities and spaces.
  • Support arts and culture.
  • Foster a community that welcomes a diverse population.
  • Strive to keep a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.


Click on the images below to see the policies and specific actions the Town will take to achieve each goal.

Family at a community event.

Engagement in the park.




Goal C: Intergenerational Community
Goal D: Community Engagement.
Support a vibrant, intergenerational community.
Increase opportunities for residents to provide meaningful input on Town decisions and planning
Volunteers planting trees.
Farmer's Market



Goal E: Partnerships and Volunteers.
Goal F: Neighborly Community.
Pursue partnerships that achieve common goals and improve the quality of life in Oro Valley.
Nurture a welcoming environment that embodies the friendliness and neighborly spirit of a close-knit community.
Public art in front of library.




Goal G: Arts and Culture.

Promote Oro Valley's arts and culture to honor and celebrate its significance.

Relationship with Other Goals in the Plan

The goals in this section are interrelated with goals in other chapters of the Plan, in the same way they are connected in our lives. The following table depicts the overlap between this section’s goals (and associated policies and actions) and other goals.

Please click on the links below to read the related goals, policies, and actions.

Character, Arts, and Culture Goals:
Related goals in other Chapters:
Goal C: Intergenerational Community


Goal H: Parks and Recreation
Goal V: Employers and Workforce
Goal G: Arts and Culture
Goal X: Tourism



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