Phoenix was recently named the 5th largest city in America, with about 1.5 million residents . It covers more than 430 square miles. The median age here is 32.6; median income $42,000.
For the sports minded Phoeinx is the home to the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Coyotes, Arizona Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. For golf enthusiasts, the Annual TPC Open is held here every January. The new Glendale arena is the home of the Cardinals as well as the venue for concerts and other local events.
Phoenix is one of the sunniest cities in the country, with over 300 days of it each year! The largest municipal park in the world, the 16,500 acre South Mountain Park, serves as the city's southern border, and is the largest link in the chain of desert mountain parks, known as the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, that encircle the city. Hiking Squaw Peak and Camelback Mountains are a popular pastime.
Tourism is one of the city's leading industries, creating and filling 200,000 jobs. The city is filled with restaurants, retail centers and recreational outlets targeted to tourists, to the advantage of full time residents. The Fiesta Bowl Football Classic, played each year at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium, is preceded by more than 50 special events annually.
Downtown Phoenix is in the process of a transformation to be the center for business, sports and the arts. Bank One Ballpark opened in 1998 with a 48,500 seat baseball stadium featuring a retractable roof and natural grass playing field to house the 2001 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks. America West Arena is the home of the Phoenix Suns and the Coyotes hockey team, in addition to serving as a concert and sports venue for 200 events each year. Next door, Phoenix Civic Plaza is home to large-scale conventions and trade shows. The convention and meeting industry brings over 5 billion dollars annually into the area economy.
If you are fond of the Fine Arts, Herberger Theater invites patrons in for brown-bag lunch performances and Arizona Center boasts both wonderful restaurants and retail shopping. The Orpheum Theatre, an ornate Spanish Baroque Revival Theater originally built in 1929 was recently restored to be used for performing arts, community and civic events. The five story Phoenix Central Library is an education paradise with over 1 million volumes, with seating for up to 800 patrons. The Phoenix Art Museum is also a popular cultural attraction.
Students living in Phoenix are served by nearly thirty separate school districts (including those of Glendale, Tempe, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley). The Phoenix Union High School District offers a magnet school program whereby students with special interests in such diverse subjects as law, aerospace, fine arts, science and sports receive concentrated instruction at selected schools, in addition to their normal high school studies.
Housing in Phoenix offers a diversity of choices, ranging from the famed and elite Arizona Biltmore area to the historic homes of the Encanto District. Because the cost of living in Phoenix is lower than most other major metropolitan areas, it is a popular destination. The city is easy to navigate due to the gridlike pattern of the streets. This simple street pattern extends into neighboring cities as well.
Phoenix is most certainly a very desirable place to live
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