Your Guide to Buying a Home in Tempe, AZ

Buying a Home in Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is located in Maricopa County

Tempe, Arizona's fifth largest city, has successfully blended the dynamics of a high-tech business center, the fun and excitement of a resort, the warmth and comfort of a residential neighborhood, and the "small town" atmosphere of a college community, to make it the progressive city that Tempe is.

Nearly 300 days of sunshine a year makes it possible for Tempe to bring it all together: perfect weather through most of the year, challenging places to work, a myriad of opportunities for fun, the best in entertainment and dining, great shopping, and an unparalleled southwestern lifestyle.

In Tempe and its environs are nearly 30 hotels and inns which have a total of 3,500 rooms and offer gourmet dining, top entertainment, airport transportation, and concierge services.

Tempe is centrally located. Direct access to I-10 and State Route 60 puts Tempe 10 minutes away from Sky Harbor International Airport. And proximity to the airport makes Tempe a perfect destination for the business traveler.

With 50 percent of the East Valley's prime office space situated within Tempe, the community has a strong base of approximately 225 business firms in the industrial and office parks. Twenty-one percent of all resident companies in Arizona classified as "high tech" are located in Tempe. And Tempe is home to a national bank's second largest credit card processing center, as well as to an international airline.

The tone of Tempe's educational environment is set by the nation's fifth largest university Arizona State University (ASU). Thirty-two elementary schools, eight middle schools, and five high schools also serve the educational needs of the community.

Old Town Tempe is a cultural center in its own right. As the City's principal business district, it is also its premier cultural, shopping, and entertainment area, with many of its shops, boutiques, and restaurants housed in restored structures built around the turn of the century. Old Town Tempe's Spring and Fall Festival of the Arts each draws nearly 200,000 people, who browse the myriad arts and crafts booths, and enjoy the variety of foods plus the free, live entertainment. The festivals are held, respectively, on the first weekend of April and the first weekend of December, and are the second largest arts festivals in the nation. And Old Town Tempe is also the place for laughs with the Improv, an offshoot of New York's famed Comedy Club.

Source: City of Tempe