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Do you live in a noisy, polluted city like Toronto or Los Angeles? Are you stuck in a high-stress job that leaves you little time to spend with family or enjoy nature? If this sounds like your life, then why not make a change? Put your Liberty Village Condo up for sale with a Toronto real estate company and come have a look at Chandler, Arizona. Chandler, AZ was voted one of the most boring cities in the United States by Forbes magazine, which specializes in high-stress news for highly stressed people, so what better recommendation could Chandler receive?
This website contains everything you need to know to make your decision about moving to Chandler. It has information on Chandler's job opportunities, entertainment offerings, neighborhoods, history, and available real estate. Browse around and you'll see: Chandler has a better quality of life than you have right now.
Chandler, Arizona: One Man's Boring is Another Man's Relaxing
Chandler, Arizona occupies approximately 60 square miles of Maricopa County, 11 miles from Mesa and 21 miles from Phoenix. Chandler was established in 1891 by the first veterinarian in Arizona, Dr. Alexander Chandler. The city had a modest beginning as Chandler Ranch, 18,000 acres of personal land owned by the good doctor. Dr. Chandler began drawing up plans for a township in 1910 and by 1912 they were a reality. Within a year the town war firmly established with its own high school and the first golf course in the state.
Modern Chandler, AZ isn't a hotbed of industry, though there are a few major tech companies that maintain computer-chip production facilities in town. Intel and Motorola are two of these. Many people who live in Chandler commute to nearby Mesa or Phoenix for work. The majority of the other in-town employment opportunities come from the guest services and retail industries, however. Chandler is home to the prestigious Hotel San Marcos, the McCullough-Price pueblo revival home, several golf courses, and three major shopping malls.
Chandler, AZ is much more of an entertainment city than a working one. Every year Chandler's citizens host an ostrich festival in Tumbleweed Park to commemorate the ostrich farms that used to be so plentiful in town in the 1910s. Chandler community services provides numerous programs and services geared to residents of all ages to keep them active and entertained, from swimming lessons to art camp, dance lessons to a travel series, and even maintains skate parks and off-leash dog walking areas. Because of Chandler's commitment to keeping fit and having fun, it was one of only 26 cities to win repeated titles as a Playful City, USA, an honor that is bestowed to a number of cities yearly by a Washington D.C. based non-profit group.
Neighborhoods and Home Styles in Chandler, AZ
The cost of living in Chandler, Arizona is a little below the national average, meaning it's WAY below what you're paying in Vancouver or New York. The money you're spending on that closet-sized condo in the city will buy you a nice big suburban home here in Chandler. In 2007 the average price for a home was $368,000 and the average cost of renting an apartment was around $1,000 per month.
However, you won't find many apartments in Chandler, AZ which accounts for why the price of renting is so much more expensive relative to the price of buying a house. Chandler is primarily a bedroom community for the larger surrounding cities of Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona, so the majority of neighborhoods in Chandler are pre-planned suburban residential developments. Houses in these developments range from small, unadorned boxes to large, sprawling Spanish-style ranches. For more specific information on the various developments visit our more in-depth community page.
Contacting a Chandler, AZ Real Estate Agent
Nothing could be easier! Simply click over to our contact page for the addresses, phone numbers, and e-mails of the real estate agents in the Chandler, Arizona area. Talk to one or talk to them all, whatever it takes to link you up with a realtor you feel comfortable with. When you've chosen, your realtor will help you go through the many real estate listings in Chandler and help you choose the perfect new home. None of the hustle and bustle of city transactions here: everyone is friendly, helpful and genuinely wants you to have as great a life as they do.
