Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Arizona > Phoenix area
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 08-16-2007, 11:21 PM
 
3 posts, read 7,592 times
Reputation: 11

Advertisements

We are a family of four (+ dog) relocating temporarily (12-18 months) from Seattle to Phoenix in about six weeks. I will be working in the core of downtown Phoenix. We want to rent a home in a safe, gated, family community with a community pool. We know there a TON of rentals available in our price range (up to about $1700/month), but we are having a tough time figuring out WHERE to live. I would like to keep my commute to 45 minutes or less. The areas we are considering are North Scottsdale (LONG commute), East Mesa (a little better) and Chandler (not sure). Any suggestions? Words of wisdom? We'll be in town later this month to house hunt, but would love to narrow things down a bit before then.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-16-2007, 11:33 PM
 
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
1,270 posts, read 5,210,736 times
Reputation: 1131
Hi! Good luck in your temp move. I am in the process of relocating to Arizona. I am not hugely familiar with "downtown" Phoenix. Do you know what a major road intersection is near your job by which you are defining as "core downtown"?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2007, 12:36 AM
 
3 posts, read 7,592 times
Reputation: 11
I think it is around 2nd and Washington
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2007, 02:40 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
1,270 posts, read 5,210,736 times
Reputation: 1131
Excellent. I know the locals who man these boards will be able to give you a much better idea on a neighborhood with reasonable commute. The only area I am remotely familiar with are parts of far northern Phoenix and Scottsdale.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2007, 09:34 AM
 
3,886 posts, read 10,085,074 times
Reputation: 1486
Quote:
Originally Posted by ivanabacowboy View Post
Excellent. I know the locals who man these boards will be able to give you a much better idea on a neighborhood with reasonable commute. The only area I am remotely familiar with are parts of far northern Phoenix and Scottsdale.
Thanks, Ivan, yes we can. You should check out Chandler and Tempe (south). I live in Chandler and except for downtown, East of Alma School Rd. and North of Chandler Blvd, you'll find some good deals in nice areas.
Here are some good zip codes to look in.
http://www.chandleraz.gov/Content/zip-code-map.pdf
Avoid zip 85286
For a good area, no matter where you go East or West, your commute will be about 30 to 45 min. with traffic. It's just how it is. Even if you live close. Some of Scottsdale is nice, but I'm not as familiar.
Hope this is a help.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2007, 09:42 AM
 
Location: gilbert az "move me to Boise"
341 posts, read 1,674,116 times
Reputation: 158
Try Gilbert 85234 area - great area. friendly neighborhoods, children and amenities w/good schools - close to the HGHY - I take 60 to 101 to 202 every day to JUST about that area and it takes 45 min.
Good Luck
Lots of homes to rent for 1200-1500 (4bdrm, 2 gar, some w/pools - if you like)
CHeck out Craigslist
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Arizona > Phoenix area
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top