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Old 12-06-2009, 11:08 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Scottsdale is more centrally located than Chandler and much more upscale. Although real estate prices are much much higher in Scottsdale than Chandler. Scottsdale has an elite upper class reputation while Chandler is just another average middle class city.
LOL, I have to offer some middle ground here; Chandler is actually more "centrally" located, especially in comparison to North Scottsdale. It is true that Chandler lacks the amenities of Old Town/Fashion Square centers of urbanity, but there are plenty of upper middle class/wealthy people/families in Chandler.
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Old 12-06-2009, 11:09 PM
 
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Scottsdale is more centrally located than Chandler and much more upscale. Although real estate prices are much much higher in Scottsdale than Chandler. Scottsdale has an elite upper class reputation while Chandler is just another average middle class city.

This is not entirely true. Both are huge cities. Sure, the South portion of Scottsdale is slightly closer to the city center than the Northwest portion of Chandler, but The furthest reaches of North Scottsdale are further away than the Southeast part of Chandler. It's actually very similar in distance/time if the OP is looking at places other than South Scottsdale (the price range indicated central/north scottsdale). It doesn't matter, though, because some of the best careers in the metro area are found in the East Valley, including Chandler.
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Old 12-06-2009, 11:16 PM
 
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LOL, I have to offer some middle ground here; Chandler is actually more "centrally" located, especially in comparison to North Scottsdale. It is true that Chandler lacks the amenities of Old Town/Fashion Square centers of urbanity, but there are plenty of upper middle class/wealthy people/families in Chandler.

Right, that's the Scottsdale attitude, yet again. They may be surprised if they looked at some of the incomes in the Chandler zip codes. And some of the most beautiful properties in the valley. Main difference that I see, is most homes in Chandler are landscaped with more grass and trees and tropical foliage, much like what you would find in California, while Scottsdale embraces the sonoran desert a bit more. I prefer grass, as I am from Orange County and it feels more livable to me.

Tough working class area I live in though, with Donovan McNabb, Ken Whisenhunt, Karlos Dansby, Anquan Boldin, etc...
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Old 12-07-2009, 11:03 AM
 
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Well, I'm not stating my opinion, I'm just going by stereotypes. Stereotypes exist for a reason. Scottsdale is known for it's luxury ambience while Chandler is know for it's middle class suburbia. Scottsdale and Paradise Valley are the only cities in Arizona that are considered upper class.
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Old 12-07-2009, 11:07 AM
 
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Scottsdale is much more centraly located than Chandler, whoever says otherwise has never looked at a map.

Unless you work in the East Valley there is no point in living in Chandler.
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Old 12-07-2009, 01:08 PM
 
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Well, I'm not stating my opinion, I'm just going by stereotypes. Stereotypes exist for a reason. Scottsdale is known for it's luxury ambience while Chandler is know for it's middle class suburbia. Scottsdale and Paradise Valley are the only cities in Arizona that are considered upper class.
Yeah, my father in law owns a few properties in South Scottsdale, and let's just say that I feel a little safer in my Chandler neighborhood. There's plenty of middle class areas in Scottsdale, as well as upper middle and upper class. PV is almost exclusively upper class. Chandler definitely has a higher abundance of middle class areas, although I think most would be classified as "upper middle class", with all the amenities that support this. I guess I just take issue with the comment "Middle class, like everywhere else (except Scottsdale)".

Regarding being more centrally located, like I said, I agree to an extent, but I don't think the OP was looking for a house in S. Scottsdale where they average 200K. If you are comparing Ray/I-10 in West Chandler to a similarly valued area in Scottsdale (lets say Thunderbird and the 101), Chandler is closer to downtown Phoenix, and much closer to the airport.
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Old 12-08-2009, 03:57 PM
 
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Most everyone thinks of Scottsdale as some kind of clone of Beverly Hills or La Jolla but it's very diverse. North and Central Scottsdale tend be more Ritzy.


South Scottsdale gets to be a little more Ethnic and working-class but far from Ghetto!!!!!

Chandler on the other hand is very middle-class and highly Suburban.
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Old 12-08-2009, 04:09 PM
 
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Most everyone thinks of Scottsdale as some kind of clone of Beverly Hills or La Jolla but it's very diverse. North and Central Scottsdale tend be more Ritzy.


South Scottsdale gets to be a little more Ethnic and working-class but far from Ghetto!!!!!

Chandler on the other hand is very middle-class and highly Suburban.
That last picture can just as easily be in Grayhawk or McDowell Mountain Ranch, or several other Scottsdale subdivisions.

This is also Chandler...Top photo is Ocotillo, bottom is Fulton Ranch.


http://mvbrotherhood.com/AZ04OcotilloHouse.JPG (broken link)

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Old 12-08-2009, 04:16 PM
 
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That last picture can just as easily be in Grayhawk or McDowell Mountain Ranch, or several other Scottsdale subdivisions.

This is also Chandler...Top photo is Ocotillo, bottom is Fulton Ranch.



Awesome!!!!!!

Maybe I should have said that Chandler can be upwardly Middle-class.
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Old 12-08-2009, 04:35 PM
 
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Awesome!!!!!!

Maybe I should have said that Chandler can be upwardly Middle-class.
Just showing what can be done with selective photo choices.

I agree that Scottsdale is more upper class, but some people use such a blanket statement that Scottsdale is upper class, and chandler is middle class, I don't think they get out of their corner of the world much.

Like I said earlier, my problems with Scottsdale have more to do with the empty nest owners, or 2nd/3rd/4th homeowners that leave the house vacant more of the year, because it's not as family friendly. Also the fact that Chandler has more lush landscaping, trees, etc, which I prefer. I can see how people prefer Scottsdale, for sure, but people in Scottsdale don't understand that some may prefer other areas of the valley. It just "we are upper class, and the rest of the valley is middle class". That's what she said.
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