Well, we here in AZ won't be able to enjoy the cheaper standard of living for too much longer, it seems, since many of your Cali brethren insist on moving here and continuing their Cali ways in driving up prices.
It's so bad here I have to check my gps just to make sure I'm still in AZ! Just about every darn license plate is from CA in the parking lots here and I'd say 70% of my customers are from there.
Where is DeeZee headquartered?
Des Moines, IA Way to cold in the winters for me. ?
But much closer to Granger
It cost me $1,400 to ship my Jeep fro, Granger to AZ. I'd rather not deal with the cold and suffer a little longer here. ?
Where is the best to leave in AZ?
Did you mean to live? If so that really depends on where you'll be working (if applicable) because the valley is so spread out. Traffic is so bad now that you don't want to be living here in the west valley and be working over in the east valley. Many still do this but I have customers who say that they hate it and are now looking to move close to work.
Yeah, I meant to live. Thanks for the info, I'm thinking about driving and staying close to Phoenix and feel the area, we have a company division in Chandler area.
Chandler is just east of the airport and from what I've heard a very nice area. I really don't know that side of the valley that well so I couldn't recommend a place to stay. But that whole Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe and Mesa area are nice areas and safe from what I've heard.
Is there no concern as to where the water supply will come from? I love AZ, as I've been visiting since the early '70's. Most of my family has since moved away, partially for this reason.
Some areas are much better off than others as far as their water supply. One of many reasons I chose Goodyear was they have a great layout for their water and a 100 year assured water supply. Some areas like Buckeye have water issues and are not laid out as well and I'm not sure why.
While it's true Phoenix gets a lot of its water from reservoirs/lakes made expressly to supply Phoenix, there isn't really a water crisis in the valley since we actually get a vast majority of our water from the underground aquifer. Someday that will run out if the drought we're officially in continues for many more years, but it's not in any immediate danger.
As a general rule, the east valley (technically anything east of Central Ave. that splits downtown Phoenix in half) has been more developed in the last 20 years. However, the west valley is certainly catching up. At the moment, there's more to do and see in the east valley and generally, the communities are nicer and more mature. Scottsdale is entirely in the east valley and it's head and shoulders above all other communities in it's desirability. But you'll certainly pay for that. If you do a housing search with a specific number in mind, you'll see the discrepancy in prices from east valley to west valley. Right now, there's a reason for that. More people want to live in the east valley. But that will probably change in the next 10 to 20 years and the west valley will catch up. It kind of has to. Chandler and Tempe are decent halfway points between the two airports. Mesa Gateway has become a decent option to fly out of more and more as the San Tan/Gilbert/Chandler areas have expanded.
