I’d stay out of South Phoenix too. Some areas in South Phoenix are worse than Maryvale. Gilbert is a good choice. There aren’t much bad areas there. Northeast Mesa around Las Sendas is pretty nice. I’d avoid West Mesa. Chandler is good too but stay away from Arizona Avenue especially the downtown area. There’s some crappy areas there. South Chandler catches a lot of crime from the reservations to the south. Ahwatukee is a pretty nice area but getting in and out during rush hour is dicey.
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
I am an Arizona native, and 20 years ago, this would have been an easier question to answer. If I was just coming to AZ today, I would go with Prescott as a first choice.
If I wanted to be closer to the greater Phoenix area, Cave Creek, Carefree, north Scottsdale, northeast Mesa, or Gilbert would be my choices.
I live in northeast Mesa, and have a second home in Pine Canyon, 50 miles north of Payson
Thanks for all of the great information. From what you've all said and my previous research, it looks like Prescott/Sedona areas are the way to go. My wife works from home some weeks but travels frequently so airport access is important. I'll be working from home, and then meeting with clients within the 100 mile radius for interviews.
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What Sigfan says about Prescott and traffic on I-17 is true. Traffic gets really bad and I-17 gets shut down completely on a fairly regular basis for traffic accidents and brush fires. Also, I think Prescott would be right at the edge of your 100 mile radius. It might make it, but it will be close. I don't think Sedona will make the 100 mile radius. Prescott has also exploded with growth and development over the years. Lots busier than Payson which is both good and bad. More variety in local shopping and restaurants, but more traffic goes along with it.
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The first indication a bad guy should have that I'm dangerous is when his
disembodied soul is looking down at his own corpse wondering what happened.
Yeah, plus going through Guadalupe aka Dusty Ankle Town to get in and out of Ahwatukee is night and day different from one another.
My Ex's family lives or lived on West Darrel between 7th Ave and 19th Ave. between Southern and Baseline. When I left Phoenix, the apartment complex i lived in was changing to Section 8 (15th Ave. and Highland south of Camelback).
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I absolutely agree with this statement. And these facts are exactly why I pointed out that the OP's question is more difficult to answer today than it might have been 20 years ago. I love my native AZ, but it suffers from an abundance of what most things in life suffer from . . . . people. They are the ones that create the traffic, accidents, growth, development, and 98% of the brush fires.
When I was in the State Gang Task Force the first year it started we worked that area a little bit but we did a big detail in the 7th Ave to 15th Ave from Grant south to the freeway. Phoenix was getting sniped at by gangsters regularly until they poured around 150 cops there for several weeks. I spent a lot of time around 24th and Broadway (a good area to avoid) and 24th St and Van Buren.
I had a college roommate whose parents lived in that area. I think around Glenrosa and 15th Ave. Ever spend any time at the Original Hamburger Works? Great burgers!
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
I never went to the Original Burger Works. The normal haunts for us were Comedor Guadalajara at Central and I-17 for Mexican, Gourmet House of Hong Kong at 14th Street and McDowell, Pizziaria Bianco, NYPD (New York Pizza Dept., Greektown on 7th Street in North Phoenix, Fry Bread House on 7th Ave. North of Indian School, my ex loved Whataburger, the Chuckbox in Tempe, and my ex liked Macayo's on Central.
There are times i miss Phoenix and my friends but, not my ex.