Moving, need help please

Kabin · Jun 27, 2006

I googled the following Queen Creek link. Seems to have some good info and relocation brochures. It could be a realtor's site to fish potential new Queen Creek residents.

http://queen-creek-az-relocation.com/

Ion · Jun 28, 2006

For what my lousy opinion is worth, I would stay out of queen creek. What you would spend on time + gas is easily compensated by living in East Mesa or Apache Junction.

twiceaslucky · Jun 28, 2006

Thanks :)

dorimar, BSN, RN · Jun 28, 2006

Too far out

twiceaslucky · Jun 29, 2006

Yaoo map says it's a 23min. commute is that accurate??

mattsmom64 · Jun 29, 2006

It probably would be without traffic. Several of my classmates lived in Queen Creek and their average commute time to Mesa was about an hour. There were a couple of threads about Queen Creek on this board, you may want to do a search on the topic.....

mattsmom64 · Jun 29, 2006

also, if you have little ones you may want to check out this website:

http://www.ade.az.gov/profile/publicview/HighlyPerforming.asp

this site gives information about the various school districts....the educational system isn't the best so you may want to research the school districts performance before you get your heart set on living in a particular area....

nursebear168 · Jun 30, 2006

Does anybody know about the city of Maricopa? Is it a nice place to live? I 'm considering working at St Joseph or Good Samatarin nite shift. Is it really far from those 2 hospitals?

MsBruiser · Jun 30, 2006

If you are thinking about their facilities in downtown Phoenix - it is hideously far away and you are looking at grinding traffic. If you are thinking about "closer" facilities in Chandler or Mesa - not as far but I don't know about the traffic situation. Anybody out there with more facts?

Kabin · Jun 30, 2006

I'm not sure how good the roads are but it's about 35 miles one way.

http://tinyurl.com/kpj9x

twiceaslucky · Jun 30, 2006

I'm looking at Banner Baywood in Mesa/Chandler Regional/Mercy Gilbert. I just read an article yesterday that they are widening and adding additional lanes, but it will take like 3 years to completely. They are also hiring a sheriff and some deputies.

I don't know. I'm used to living in more rural areas. My current commute to work is 45 min each way. The closest mall is 45 min. away. etc. I just don't want to sit in unpredicatable traffic for an hour and a half to go 25 miles.

I am hoping if we do decide to continue with the QC route that since I'll be working 7p-7a that most of the commuter traffic will be going the opposite direction I'll be heading. kwim.

Thanks for all the insight, and more pros/cons would be great. :)