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Old 09-14-2013, 10:22 AM
 
Location: Back and Beyond
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Just returned to sunny Arizona from Alaska to my favorite high desert spot Prescott. Ideally, I would like to buy land in Williamson valley but most land there is grossly overpriced or too restrictive of cc&r's ( example one piece had a 2400 square foot minimum for housing ...what's wrong with a nice 1200 square foot home?) Or some other issue that made it undesirable. I have found some decent acreage in chino valley and it seems like I get A LOT more for my money there. I have spent limited time there and went to the pumpkin patch / fair thing there last year and it seemed like a nice working class town with friendly people who actually wave and talk to you. However a search of this forum paints Chino valley as a crime ridden hell hole with high radon, poisonous water, biker gang shoot outs, complete with the worst meth infestation that America has ever seen. Is this a few disgruntled posters or is there some truth to this? Should I hold off on chino and wait for something suitable to come across in Williamson valley? The specific property in chino is off road 5 north and supposedly over the big chino aquifer? Thanks for any helpful info.
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Old 09-14-2013, 11:45 AM
 
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Williamson Valley simply has more prestige than Chino Valley, as you probably figured out....some upper-end developments out there in WV are trying to maintain property values with those high minimum square footage requirements and other restrictions....yes, Chino Valley has a working-class feel and may work for you....I presume those negatives you mention are overblown, so if you don't need prestige and an impressive address, CV is a decent low-density place.....as always, if you don't get involved in selling/using drugs or in trafficking illegals, you'll probably be OK!
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Old 09-14-2013, 03:16 PM
 
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Does anyone know where the earthquake fault line is in chino valley?
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Old 09-14-2013, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Southern Yavapai County
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Does anyone know where the earthquake fault line is in chino valley?
The Big Chino fault is between Paulden and Seligman.

The Little Chino fault is at or east of the edge of CV north of road 5N and east of 89.

https://www.google.com/search?q=litt...62%3B400%3B318
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Old 09-14-2013, 07:53 PM
 
Location: Southern Yavapai County
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However a search of this forum paints Chino valley as a crime ridden hell hole with high radon, poisonous water, biker gang shoot outs, complete with the worst meth infestation that America has ever seen..
CV is a diverse community with a lot of different neighborhoods. You will surely find one you like.

There was only one biker gang shootout that I know of. The high radon and poisonous water seems to be more in Paulden than CV, from my observations.
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Old 09-15-2013, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Alabama
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We have been considering moving from Alabama to Chino Valley, just seems to fit our lifestyle better. Prescott seems to be full of neighborhoods with HOAs.
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Old 09-15-2013, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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Some folks make up stuff to keep people away because they want an area to stay the same and not grow, they even tried to block a small solar farm and a Koa campground because they cannot stand any growth. They call them nimbys which means not in my backyard.

Once they widen rt 89 I believe there will be an increase in land prices in Chino Valley.
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