SperlingViews - Gilbert, Arizona

Just unhappy here[read more...]

I love living in sunny Arizona. There is plent of great things about Arizona that I love the people are so freindly and welcoming. There is plenty of shopping close by. My family loves to go for bike rides on the near by paths. We have the Grand Canyon, Golfing, Great winters, so much to see and do right here in our back yard! Becky Hansen[read more...]

From mid-May through at least early October, it is blisteringly scorching here. Dry heat or not, it is seriously unpleasant. You will find that up to about 107 isn't too bad, but after that -- which covers June through early August -- it is godawful; even at 3 a.m. it is 100 degrees. Of course, the payoff is the other seven months of the year, when the weather is blissfully fabulous. Miss the seasons? Drive an hour north for snow in Prescott or two hours to snowboard in Flagstaff.[read more...]

Gilbert is very residential and family oriented, which I love, as well as having great schools with fantastic programs for children with autism! My daughter attends Highland Junior High and her teacher and aides are so caring and loving towards her! There's also lots of great restaurants, shopping and a fabulous outdoor mall (San Tan Mall)! Two thumbs up for Gilbert!!![read more...]

I have been reading reviews about gilbert and I must reword correctly what people are saying about the town. I was born and raised Gilbert, same house my whole life, gilbert schools. I am not mormon, and liberal. Yes, complete opposite. 1. No, gilbert is not a horrible place to raise kids, ARIZONA IS. Gilbert does not have array surrounding it that makes in 115 in the summers, all the other cities are hot too. Arizona is hot and sucks. No one is out playing because its freaking hot, I would rather not die of heat stroke... but that is just personal. Gilbert has a lot of great family activities and more family things. great FAMILY town. especially if you are conservative you will love it. More of a liberal, or a teenager that likes to party? Move to tempe or chandler. to user name gilbert mom, ARIZONA IS NOT A PLACE TO RAISE KIDS! 2. Hate crimes? Honestly I have not heard of anyone beat up for no reason unless they were asking for it. Trust me, even though a ton of people live here now, people still seem to know everyone and everything. Nonsense like this would make news... cause there is nothing else to talk about. I am a teenage girl, a cheerleader (just giving you an image) and i would feel perfectly safe walking anywhere pretty much by myself at the middle of the night. But this would never happen cause there is some store on every corner and everyone has a car. Gilbert does not have a ghetto, we have an older area that looks kinda scary, but is mostly just filled with old people that have lived there forever. 3. I personal hate the cops cause they always break up the good parties and give out mics. But they have nothing else to do cause there is like no crime. If you call for help, you get a firetruck, ambulance, and like 5 cops. If you dont want to get caught, you get 15 cop cars. they are ALL over the place. If you got stuck on the side of the street. find a main road, no worries a cop will be there to get you in trouble in no time... or even out of trouble. Dont be stupid and start drama, thats how you get yourself in trouble. PS. 99% get caught, so dont try stupid sh*t. 4. Cultural. Yeah 90% of the kids are sheltered, but whoever said thats such a horrible thing. There are lots of mexicans, and the honors system in the high schools are filled with plenty of asians and middle easterns. Mormons are there own race too. And we have black people that dress like they are ghetto, but they live in gilbert... thats all i have to say. Yeah its mostly white and mexican, but its arizona, what do you expect? The place is quiet at night, and the mormons annoy me a lot, and the hardcore christians which consist of almost everyone, but it keeps the town pretty safe, rich, and quiet. Last, gilbert is a great safe place with awesome schools to raise a family. Yes, it can be boring and yes the mormons run the place. But what do you expect, you live in the middle of the desert? What else did you think you would find. [read more...]

Great schools. Convenient to everything. [read more...]

You should have seen my garden this year! Understandably it is different from back east, it IS the desert. But you can figure it out. You should have seen our crops of watermelon, squash, eggplant, lettuce, carrots, radishes, etc. Plus our flourishing peach, green apple, apricot, plum and citrus trees. BEAUTIFUL. Also, I was born and raised here and have always loved it. Kids play outside in front of my home all day everyday. I have two children who have had more friends here than anywhere else we have ever lived, and as far as going outside goes, really it is a trade off. When I lived in Utah, you spend the winters inside for three months. Here, either get a pool or spend three months of summer inside. It isn't so bad. My high school where I attended was awarded the National Merit scholar award for being rated the #1 high school in the country in 2004, and gilbert has great programs for sports, music, arts, dance, etc. The shopping here is beyond most rural areas, and there is a fantastic array of dining within a 30 min driving radius. Driving to the snow only takes 1 1/2 hours in the winter time, and then my kids get to get out and play in the fun white stuff. Gamage auditorium is near and frequently features fantastic events, and there is a small theater in down town gilbert, as well as various museums around for those who enjoy cultural experiences. [read more...]

GREAT PLACE TO LIVE? My 13 year old son was jumped by a group of kids that drove up in a car. Old enough to drive, obviously. Then they tell him they are jumping him because he's gay, take his shoes, smash his phone & is left wandering the streets all night. The gas station attendant wouldn't let him call anyone for help not even the police. The hate is still there even after ten years(hate group established there). Its a great place if you fit in, don't ever look different...[read more...]

Too conservative[read more...]

Because it is close enough to night life and things to do but far enough where you can have your peace and quiet at home. Gilbert has many freeways that can connect you to the major cities and airport. There is close shopping, friendly people, many golf resorts, and outdoor recreation nearby such as canyon and saguaro lake, many offroad quad riding trails and hiking trails. Yeah it can be a little hot during the summer but its dry heat. I come from the east coast and I prefer this heat over heat so humid. In the winter its perfect weather.[read more...]

I have lived in Arizona for 12 years now. I have 2 kids, and HATE the fact that I have to raise them here (due to job and economic conditions, it is nearly impossible to sell my house, find a job practically anywhere else and move) The summers are simply way too hot to do anything but sit at home and watch TV. It is unbearable to even drive to the movies or a mall to beat the heat...The spring, fall and winter are not as hot, but, face it, this is the desert, so everything is dusty, sandy and brown, so unless you are really into hiking,even hiking is not fun. Because of the heat, or maybe the fact that most people living here are not originally from Arizona, people tend to keep to themselves, so you will almost never see kids playing even on a quiet cul de sac. If you are into gardening, forget it--although it rarely ever freezes here, it is soooooo hot and dry for most of the year that cacti are the only plants you can grow around here. Since I am an avid gardener, I try to grow vegetables every year with very poor results--most vegetables literally cook on the vine before you get a chance to harvest them. If you are the type that likes daytrips, don't bother, cause most places that are a couple of hours away look the same, and the drive is incredibly boring. This is a great place if you are retired, can sleep all day, and spend all night gambling at nearby casinos. If you have pets, kids, hobbies or plan to have them, save yourself the agony and find somewhere else to live.[read more...]

3 years ago, My husband and myself moved to Gilbert leaving family and friends behind. Although it was a major move, in retrospect the weather here is the reason we stay. Many will state it is too hot in AZ for them, however, 3/4's of the year it is like living in spring time - between 70's and 80's all year long! It is not even a trade off to us as we have lived in many places where it either rained most of the year or snowed. Notably, Gilbert is not the place for you if you are a snow bunny ;-), however if you love to be outside nearly all the year with the warmth cascading through your body, Gilbert is the place to be. Now tell me, if you had a place to live with nice weather don't you think that would benefit you both in attitude and health? It sure has with us![read more...]

We have lived in Gilbert for more than 15 years. The summers are hot - June through September most days are over 100 degrees. However, the other 8 months, the weather is as good as it gets. The thing about summer is, without all the humidity, the heat doesn't feel that bad. There is some truth to "its a dry heat". The one thing about Gilbert, and Central / Southern Arizona in general, is that you have clear blue sky almost everyday. That makes up for a few months of heat.[read more...]

I love Gilbert. I have lived here for 22 years. I have seen it grow from a population of 5,400 to the current 205,000 that it is now. It is the 22nd safest city in America. The crime rate is very low, thanks to to a great police department that operates with half the nationally recommended officers per 1,000 people. The violent crime rate is very low. There is a bit of a problem with property crimes, but it's not anywhere near as bad as surrounding cities. If you are interested in movoing to Arizona, the best city to live in is definitely Gilbert. The Schools are by far the best in the state, and the city (they actully call it a town) still has a small town feel to it. If you want safety and good schools, move to Gilbert.[read more...]

I have lived in Arizona for 8 years now and I hate it. I moved here from Chicago and thought it would be a better place to live boy was I wrong. It was great at first but after a couple of years the heat becomes unbearable and you get to almost dislike the sun because its out every single day. I grew up in Michigan and I miss the season changes.You don't get them in the Phoenix area its summer or winter but without snow. Im sick of all the brown, no real trees or grass. I want to move away from here like yesterday. If your thinking of moving here take my advice don't! you will regret it trust me.[read more...]

Gilbert is a good place to live overall. The Phoenix metro area is growing too fast and with that growth comes traffic congestion, higher crime and a lower quality of life.[read more...]

It is very hot here in the summer. It only lasts for about 4 months but it can seem like forever. The winter, spring and fall, if we have them are great.[read more...]

Gilbert is a hustling, bustling town or nearly 200,000, but it still has a small town, know your neighbor, feel.[read more...]

The majority of religious people in Gilbert are actually Christians believe it or not. I thought for a long time that the majority belonged to the Mormons but was wrong. The Mormons have much smaller "churches" and much less adhearants than I had thought. There are a good amount of Catholics but seem to be third in the line up. With the recent boom in church builds I can only forsee the Christian population growing quite rapidly.[read more...]

Gilbert has a very hot 100+ summer from May thru September. Winters are perfect here with mild temperatures.[read more...]