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I am considering a move from massachusetts to Goodyear AZ. I have been doing some research but I would like to hear from actual people who live there not just statistics.
How are the schools? Are the neighborhoods safe? Can someone explain the homeowners association thing to me? Is it mandatory? What are the pros and cons? How is it that the police dept. can hire new officers on an annual basis? (my husband will be applying for a police officer position in mesa) Is there that much crime or do the police get laid off quickly or is it because the city is growing that fast? Sorry the questions are kind of random, but I would like an "insiders" point of view. Thanks |
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I agree with Ponderosa regarding the long drive. Don't officers have to be within so many miles/minutes of the station? I know in CA that was the case years back.
Goodyear is turning out to be a jewel of a city with many fantastic things planned in the near future. |
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We live in Goodyear and it's a great place to live so far (just moved here a month ago). Kids just started school and they seem to be happy.
If I were working in Mesa I would not be looking at Goodyear as it's a long way and in traffic it would take forever. |
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i agree with the above - i love living in goodyear, but if mesa is where the job is then goodyear is probably not where the home should be
although the departments on the west side seem to be hiring as well |
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I absolutely love Goodyear, but would NEVER live here if the job was in Mesa. There are many great places to live on that side of the metro.
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then what is a city comparable to goodyear that is closer to mesa? I can take out a map and search around but I'd like to know real feelings about cities, not just statistics. I don't want to live i Mesa as I don't want a large city. But I want something affordable like Goodyear.
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Yeah, that commute is going to suck. Goodyear though is a pretty decent area. I prefer staying on the north side of I-10 though but that's just preference. There's less stuff to do on the west side of Phx versus the East side (IMO) but things are gettin' built out here. Man, I loved Massachusetts though when we visited Boston a few years back. I'd totally move there if I could! Good luck on your move!
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Far east Mesa is not like living in a large city. We have everything we need as far as shopping and entertainment within a few miles of our home. I really can't comment on the schools outside of Mesa, except don't get stuck on the anti-AZ crowd that loves to point out how low our per-pupil spending is. If you look at the latest DOE Annual Report, AZ measures up pretty well compared to the rest of the country on results. Check with the Arizona Department of Education for details on school performance. They have a lot of information on their website and you can even do side by side comparisons of schools and school districts. I don't remember there ever being a lay off of police officers in the valley, other than when Guadalupe dissolved their PD years ago. Most agencies deal with under-staffing due in large part to the lack of qualified applicants and the competition between agencies for them. Again, I'm not that familiar with the west side, but there are several good police departments in the east valley. Unless your husband simply has his heart set on Mesa PD for some reason, he might also want to check with Gilbert PD and possibly Scottsdale as well as the Arizona Department of Public Safety (Highway Patrol). The pay and benefits are all pretty much comparable now. |
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