We are moving to AZ in May. Looking at Mesa but also are inquiring about Gilbert & Chandler. Anyone w/ info?
We are moving for work and looking for input on reasonable housing, we plan to rent first, and also on schools. Our daughter will be in kindergarten for 2008-2009 school year.
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I would consider Gilbert or Chandler. The farther south you go, the cheaper the housing will be, in most cases. http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/category/phoenix-real-estate/gilbert-real-estate http://www.myrealpro.com/
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Move to Gilbert their schools are some of the best in the state. It is also a safe town to bring up a family.
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i live in chandler (have for almost 4 years now) and i love it!! my daughter is currently in kindergarten at a chartered school in Tempe (which is only about 10 mins from my home) and it's wonderful. the principal (also owner) of school is a caring,dedicated,and delightful person and she also attends our church in chandler. The name of the school is Center For Educational Excellence and it's located at McKlintock and Elliott roads. There are 2 kindergarten teachers and both are super nice. Ms. Kruge (my daughter's teacher) is new to the school this year but has been teaching for 3 years-i love her, she's awesome. The other teacher also attends our church and has been teaching for a while (do know the specifics). i'll attach a link for you (the website is a little outdated but if you call the school and speak to Mrs. Cochran-the principal/owner-she will be more than happy to send you info via email). if it seems like something you'll like-i would suggest getting your enrollement info in now-both kindergarten classes fill up quick-my daughter barely made it in. this school's report card on the board of education's website is listed as excelling which is the highest mark you can receive. i wouldn't want my daughter anywhere else. as far as living goes-chandler and gilbert are MUCH safer than mesa (and newer). i'm sort of bias towards public schools anywhere due to bad experiences, overcrowding, and poor funding but chandler and gilbert's schools are about the same. they score about average on the report card website. our neighborhood shares a wall with the Chandler Fashion Center mall and it's totally safe-we know all of our neighbors and i've only seen a cop car 3 times in the 4 years we've lived there and it was just for normal street patrol. my kids are totally safe playing at the park down the street from our home. my girls are all part of a cheer group that is based state-wide but has meetings in chandler and they are always taking classes through the city's parks and recs program (swim lessons too). you can find good houses to rent for about 1200-1500 a month for 3-4 bedrooms. if you want cheaper rent-check out the city of Maricopa which is about 30 mins west of Chandler (alot of our friends live there and it's an easy drive to anywhere in the Phx area). there are alot of brand new houses up for rent b/c the market is so sluggish. you can rent a 4 bedroom house for around 900/month. my other 2 daughters (from previous marriage outside of my youngest child) go to a private montessori in Awahtukee. this is also an excelling school. i'll attach the link for it as well. awahtukee is about 10 mins west of chandler and is a nice area to live in too. sorry for the long post but i hope all the info will be helpful. here are some links to help you out!! good luck with your move!! http://ceeeagles.com/ (my kindergartener's school) http://www.keystonemontessori.com/ (my other 2 kids' school) http://www.ade.az.gov/ (on left side-click on report card link and punch in school of choice to look at their status) http://www.chandleraz.gov/ http://www.ci.gilbert.az.us/ http://www.ahwatukee.com/
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