Welcome to the Cowboy Cradle of the Southwest. Founded in 1866, Florence is an Arizona "Main Street" town. An original Old West mining town, Florence is centrally located at the Junction of U.S. Highway 79 and Arizona 287 just 61 miles from downtown Phoenix and 70 miles from Tucson.

HOUSING AND LIFESTYLE
Florence area offers the convenience and lifestyle available in a small western community, with lower median housing costs, yet is only 45 minutes away from the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. Florence is a small but growing community, the downtown area remains much as it must have been in the 1880s. Both the visitors and residents appreciate the diversity of the community. Winter visitors have found Florence’s rural lifestyle a relief from the busy freeways of the metropolitan areas. Clear skies, low housing costs, and friendly people have made permanent residents out of one time visitors. Florence’s good schools, low crime statistics, and strong civic pride make our town a perfect place to raise a family. Your family’s future generations will thank you for choosing Florence.