Tempe, Arizona is the state's seventh largest city, located in the center of Maricopa County's Valley of the Sun. It is bordered by the city of Phoenix on the west, Scottsdale to the north, Mesa to the east, and Chandler to the south. Being in the middle of it all has made it a dream location for landowners, home buyers and real estate developers. Whether you're looking for luxury real estate, gated condo communities, golf course views, modest homes for sale or master-planned family communities, Tempe has it all.
The city is located approximately six miles from Phoenix and minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport. It's a perfect year-round destination, offering exciting events, Broadway shows, live music, professional sports and some of the Southwest's best dining, nightlife, and shopping. It is known for being the home of the fifth largest university in the country, Arizona State University, with over 50,000 students and employing about 13,000 people.
Tempe has seen great changes during the past two decades. Gorgeous industrial parks and planned communities have developed by the dozens in an effort to keep pace with the influx of numerous high tech, financial, insurance, athletic, academic, cultural, political and tourism operations. It continues to be a great spot for education, recreation and the enjoyment of history and fun along Historic Mill Avenue. A pool of more than a million workers resides within a 30-minute commute of the city. These have been the major reasons the real estate industry continues to grow at a fast thriving pace.
Located just minutes from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport, Tempe also offers excellent freeway access to and from all points in the region, as well as limited rail access. The city has also developed a multi-faceted economic base, including more than 800 manufacturing firms employing over 22,000 workers. In fact, the industrial sector has flourished and is now the largest, employing 33 percent of the labor force.
Residents have a wide choice of living environments as area real estate provides luxurious relocation facilities for the diverse community that lives there. The top performing Tempe sector provides real estate properties matching personal needs, price range and chosen location. The perfect neighborhood and community is quite easily available and affordable in Tempe.
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