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About Town of Queen Creek, Arizona
- Incorporated
- 1989
- Population (as of July 1, 2025)
- 88,050
- Total excise tax bonded debt outstanding (as of Oct. 31, 2025)
- $310,025,000
The Town of Queen Creek incorporated in 1989 to preserve the benefits of rural life and provide avenues for managed change. Residents choose to make Queen Creek their home because of its superior quality of life. The development of beautiful parks, trails and other public facilities, along with the variety of programs and events offered by the Town and other community groups, also support a unique lifestyle. By honoring the past while planning for the future, the Town has grown from rich rural roots to what is one of the most innovatively planned, family-friendly hometowns in Arizona.
Queen Creek is located in the southeast corner of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Town is 10 minutes from the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and 45 minutes from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Queen Creek contains over 42 square miles in its incorporated area and nearly 72 square miles in its planning area. The Town’s population has more than doubled since 2010, making it one of the fastest growing municipalities in Arizona and the country.
The Town of Queen Creek operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The seven-member Town Council is elected at large on a nonpartisan ballot. The Mayor is elected every four years, and Town Council members are elected to staggered four-year terms, with three members elected every two years. The Town Council is responsible for setting public policy, approving the Town’s annual budget, approving agreements, providing policy leadership, approving planning and development decisions, and adopting new codes and ordinances. The Town Council appoints the Town Manager to implement policy and direct daily operations.
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Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings, leading providers of credit ratings, both assigned a ‘AA’ rating to the Town of Queen Creek’s Certificates of Participation (COP). S&P and Fitch Ratings also affirmed the Town’s Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) at ‘AA+’, one notch below the highest possible rating, with a stable outlook.
The COP ratings are significant as the Town prepares to fund the purchase of 1.2-million-acre feet of water (over 100 years) from Harquahala Valley. The purchase will be funded with COPs and a Water Infrastructure Financing Authority (WIFA) loan.
At the Nov. 19 meeting, the Queen Creek Town Council approved investing in a water supply that will allow the Town to become water self-sufficient. The Council approved funding a second purchase from Harquahala Valley, transitioning away from local groundwater pumping and replenishment obligations through Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD).
The Town approved to fund the additional 12,000-acre feet of water (1.2-million-acre feet over 100 years) using Water Infrastructure Financing Authority of Arizona financing and Certificates of Participation for an amount not to exceed $250 million. This is a historic investment for today and the future. The price of water continues to rise. And the water from Harquahala Valley is a reliable source, not subject to drought conditions and significantly reduces local groundwater pumping.
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has recognized the Town of Queen Creek with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal year 2025/26 budget. This is the 24th consecutive year that the Town has received this recognition.
This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting and represents a significant achievement by the Town. In order to receive the award, the Town had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well the Town’s budget serves as a policy document, an operations guide, a financial plan and a communication device.
“Approving the Town’s budget is one of the most important actions we take as a Council,” stated Queen Creek Vice Mayor Leah Martineau. “This Council, and Councils that served before, have been very mindful of how taxpayer money is spent, balancing fiscally responsible decisions with maintaining Queen Creek’s high quality of life. We are so appreciative of the staff that work year-round to ensure that budgets are accurate, reflective of the community and balanced.”
To learn more about the Town’s budget, visit QueenCreekAZ.gov/Budget. For more information about the Town, visit QueenCreekAZ.gov. To report non-emergency issues, please visit QueenCreekAZ.gov/SeeClickFix.
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