City of Goodyear, AZ

http://www.ci.goodyear.az.us/

Here is the link to our city. Once you take a look you will understand why so many of us call it home. After living in Southern California for 21 years and our children growing up there we needed to find an Arizona community that offered a progressive lifestyle with promises of an afforable yet sustainable future. After many trips back to the Valley of the Sun we decided on Goodyear.

In 2005 Goodyear was one of the fastest growing cities in the US. With the housing crisis of late buyers can now purchase homes here at very affordable prices. Some homes that sold for over $400k in '05 can now be found for about half the price, much like most of the Phoenix market. But these homes are 5 years old or less with many ammenities.

In 2008 Goodyear was awarded both the National Awards of "Most Livable City" and "All American City."

For my out of state/country buyers Goodyear offers many wonderful golf courses in the area as well as the spring training facilities for the Cleveland Indian and Cincinnati Reds. Goodyear offers a city mentality with a small town sense of belonging and safety.

Moving to Goodyear, AZ

If you are thinking of moving to Goodyear, Az......I am your Resident REALTOR ready to help with information and answers about our GREAT community! Amazing home deals are available in this area!

The "Good" about Goodyear, AZ

So what's so good about Goodyear?

Ask 10 people and you will get 10 different answers I'm sure.
As for me, it was the progressive thinking and planning from the Goodyear City Government.

After living in Southern California for 21 years we had become accustomed to a different pace. Orange County had quite a progressive and "upscale" feel to it and when returning to AZ we felt as though we had gone back in time where certain areas of the Valley of the Sun had not changed since 1984. Many changes HAVE occurred for the better don't get me wrong! Of course too, the north east side of the Valley still has the "allure" that dictates high Real Estate prices, but not everyone wants to live on the east side! So when we found Goodyear it just felt like a good fit....for us. As Goodyear is building out......especially with homes......the local city council knows it must attract business to keep the area vital and growing. As our city grows, planning and zoning are of the utmost importance in attracting new business and tourism. Kudos to the city council for attracting the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indian Ball Clubs for a new spring training facility! Macy's, Amazon, multiple golf courses, Medical Centers and too many others to list. Also, the largest Mall in AZ will be joining our turf in a year or so. "Estrella" (my digs) is a nationally recognized Master Planned Community as well as our "Pebble Creek" Active Adult community.

Goodyear recently has received two prestigious national awards. "Most Livable City Outstanding Achievement Award" by the U.S. Conference of Mayors for its vision and successful recruitment of private universities and also an "All American City Award" by the National Civic League.

So, for our family Goodyear was a good fit! Housing options, education options and employment options grow daily, and the city planners are working diligently to make sure our quality of life continues to evolve in a positive way.