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West Valley Communities
The West Valley is defined by Glendale, Avondale,
Peoria Goodyear, Sun City and Buckeye. An explosion
of construction of homes, retail, hotels and
business are happening in the West Valley due to a
couple of reasons as you can buy a lot of house
starting in the mid 100’s. The GLBT community has
grown in the West Valley although the West Valley
was a rural community becoming a major suburb it is
a “live let live community.”
Glendale
Just west of Phoenix is the fourth largest city in
Arizona and the financial and business hub of the
rapidly-growing Northwest Valley. From a residential
perspective, Glendale features beautiful
master-planned communities, luxury executive homes,
older residences in quiet, tree-lined neighborhoods
and affordable starter housing.
The majority of Glendale’s population is young,
college educated, family-oriented and earning an
average of more than $56,000 annually. Progressive
corporations such as Honeywell, Conair, Bethtel, and
Federated Insurance are located here.
Area: 57 square miles
Location: 9 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix
Population 239,0000
Peoria
A rapidly-growing population and recent annexations
have made Peoria one of the fastest-growing cities
in the United States. One of the best school
districts in the state, affordable housing and close
proximity to downtown Phoenix are largely
responsible for the influx of new residents.
Area: 162 square miles
Location: 15 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix
Population 122,655
Surprise
Founded in 1929, Surprise is being transformed from
a small farming community to an explosively-growing
city. The population has jumped from 10,700 in 1995
to over 53,000. The reason is the active adult
community and planned communities being built.
Area: 67 square miles
Location: 22 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix
Avondale
The area has gone through a major makeover in recent
years. Most of the cotton fields are gone and new
residential communities are the landscape. There is
much potential with the new shopping centers,
restaurants, hospitals, light industry and many
others tapping into a substantial pool of new job
opportunities.
Area: 56 square miles
Location: 15 miles west of Phoenix
Population: 47,610
Buckeye
Buckeye is yet a small city with just over 13,000
residents, but get ready, as they are next in line
for explosion of growth. The city has so much
annexed land that there are over 250,000 new homes
planned in the next 20 years which will bring its
population to over 530,000.
Area: 500 square miles
Location 35 miles west of Phoenix
Population: 13,100 |
