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Peoria Arizona - A truly great place to live!!!!!!

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Real Estate Agent with West USA Realty

Peoria, Arizona a growing town with small town values, friendly people, beautiful housing, convenient location, great schools, great weather and most importantly an absolute great place to live!

Until recently, Peoria Arizona was an agricultural area between Glendale to the east and Sun City to the west. Today due to a quickly growing population and recent annexations have made Peoria one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. As of the 2000 Census Peoria Arizona had more than 122,000 residents and was the 9th largest cities in Arizona.  Peoria now spans over 140 square miles.

PEORIA ARIZONA LOCATION AND INDUSTRY:   Peoria, Arizona  is conveniently located on the 101 Loop, providing easy access to all other parts of the Valley and to Sky Harbor International Airport.  The city has attracted desirable commercial, light industrial, medical and tourism development, which will continue to play an important role in Peoria's strong economy. Major employers include Peoria Unified School District, Bell Rd Auto Dealers, City of Peoria, Plaza Del Rio Campus, and Freedom Plaza Care Center.

PEORIA ARIZONA REAL ESTATE MARKET:   Peoria is experiencing tremendous growth with the new home communities in WestWing Mountain (up 83rd Avenue), growth North on Lake Pleasant road and Vistancia.   Vistanica is over 18000 acres of homes both for active adults as well as families.   As of March 2006 the median homes sales price was $271,350 and new home price was $377,035.  Other notable subdivisions in Peoria are Fletcher Heights and Dove Valley Ranch.

PEORIA ARIZONA HISTORY: The City of Peoria was established in the 1880's when William J. Murphy's vision of fertile farm lands fed by water from the Salt River became reality with the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885. Once this canal was completed, Murphy went East to interest people in settling in this new community. Mr. Murphy was successful in catching people's attention - over 5,000 acres of land in the new district was purchased by citizens from Peoria, Illinois. Four families from Peoria, Illinois were among the first to move to Arizona to occupy and work their land.

Homes in the new community sprang up, and a school and Post Office were established by 1889. More people followed the original families and Peoria Arizona continued to grow as a farming community. The farmlands were fertile and the people made a good living, despite having to battle swarms of red ants and the occasional rattlesnake in the kitchen. Peoria was incorporated in 1954.

Peoria Arizona Homes PEORIA ARIZONA EDUCATION:   There are 25 public elementary schools and five   public high schools in Peoria. The area is served by the Peoria Unified School  District. Nearby, in Glendale, there is a community college, the American  Graduate School of International Management (also known as 'Thunderbird'), and A.S.U.'s West Campus.

 

 

 

PEORIA ARIZONA ATTRACTIONS:
1) SPRING  TRAINING BASEBALL - Peoria is the home to the nation's largest baseball Spring Training Complex. Two teams -- the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners -- conduct training here every March. And during the off season, the state-of-the-art complex is host to numerous other baseball, recreational and special event activities.

2) LAKE PLEASANT - Peoria is also "The Home of Lake Pleasant", a growing recreational area just 20 minutes from town. There you will find water sports, hiking, and even luxurious dinner cruises!

 3) CHALLENGER SPACE CENTER OF ARIZONA - You can fly simulated space flight missions! Complete with computer consoles, communication headsets, continuous messages on the loudspeakers, electronic messages, teammates and hands-on activities at science stations

4) TURF SOARING SCHOOL - They provide scenic rides as well as acrobatic flights for the more adventurous. And if you want to take lessons to be able to soar solo, they can do that, too.

5) CANYON RACEWAY - Canyon Raceway is a 3/8 mile clay oval that runs Modifieds.

6) GOLF COURSES - Test  your skill at hitting the little white ball at both executive and championship distance golf courses in Peoria. 

7)  HIKE - Hiking in the west valley is a thrilled with either hikes of the white Tanks or Bradshaw Mountains.   Waterfall Trail has petroglyphs!!!

8)  HISTORICAL ADVENTURES - Get a taste of early life in Peoria at the Peoria Historical Society Museum.

9)  ICE SKATING -  Polar Ice Peoria has ice skating programs for all ages, levels and interests.   

10)  SHOPPING - Great shopping awaits you at the Arrowhead Town Center.  Arrowhead includes 170 shops, Starbuck's and a movie theater.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about Peoria or Peoria homes/real estate please view my website at www.donrichhomes.com

 

 

Comments (1)

Thesa Chambers
West + Main - Bend, OR
Principal Broker - Licensed in Oregon
you make me want to pack up and move there -
Apr 03, 2007 01:42 PM