On Wednesday 12 January 2005 00:23, you wrote: > On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:39:37 -0700, Rafael Sanchez > > wrote: > > One fo the places, neighborhoods, mentioned herein has been Queen Creek. > > Is there any other places you guys would recommend? I'm not rich by any > > strech of the imagination, but with family and all, I would like to be > > careful where I look. > > > > Like any other city, or country in N.A., there would be a public and a > > private education system? What are your thoughts? And what about taxes? > > Rent prices for a two bedroom app? Gasoline, groceries, public > > transportation? > > Queen Creek is a bit BFE. > > If you are concerned about schools I would suggest Scottsdale. IIRC > Chaparral High School and Saguaro High are the consistently the > highest scoring public schools in the state. > Scottsdale is not cheap but for apartments it is somewhat bearable. > > Perhaps someone could speek to the relative merits of Mesa, Tempe, etc? > > One place to keep off of your list of canidates is south Phoenix (aka > "Da 'hood"). > I have to put in a good word for Glendale, which is just west of Phoenix. It's got lots of good areas and tends to be cheaper than the east valley. We are also becoming a pro sports mecca with the Coyotes and Cardinals stadiums. On the downside, most high-tech jobs are on the east side. Also, we're helping pay for those new stadiums with our sales tax (grrr, grrr.) But from a Canadian's perspective, the whole state is probably a low-tax haven. Vaughn > > -------------------------------------------- > Rob Wultsch > (480)951-3169 > wultsch@gmail.com > wultsch (aim) > msftisevil@hotmail.com (msn) > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss