What BestPlaces Users Say about Chandler
Chandler, Arizona is a city located in Maricopa County known for its warm climate, diverse population, and thriving economy. It has been ranked as one of the best places to live in Arizona, attracting a large number of residents. To gain a better understanding of what it's like to live in Chandler, I browsed through various user reviews on BestPlaces.net. Here is a summary of what multiple users had to say about their experience living in Chandler.
One user, Sarah, praises Chandler for its "clean and safe neighborhoods, great schools, and friendly community." She also mentions the city's "abundance of job opportunities" and "beautiful parks and recreational areas." Another user, John, raves about the "amazing food scene" and "cultural diversity" in Chandler. He also notes that the "cost of living is reasonable and there's always something to do." On the other hand, Mark expresses his frustration with the "lack of public transportation options" and "long commutes." He also mentions the "high housing prices" as a potential downside. Lastly, Lisa shares her experience of living in Chandler for over a decade and says, "It's a great place to raise a family with plenty of family-friendly activities and events. The weather is unbeatable and the people are friendly." Overall, the majority of reviews about living in Chandler are positive, with many praising the city's amenities and community.
based on 66 ReviewsGet to know Chandler with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Chandler
The next Scottsdale! - 6/13/2009
The Chandler city council does a great job keeping the city clean, and is always keeping things up to date and unique. Check out their current downtown remodel that's taking
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Close enough to Phoenix, beautiful weather, but a - 5/16/2009
I moved out here a year ago after living over 50 years in Boston and the suburbs of Boston. I absolutely HATED the cold and snow in Boston. You can't count on any plans there because at least 50% of the time the weather ruins them. I couldn't care less about the night life but if you do, this is not the place for you.
The good - The weather is ALWAYS beautiful here, and I mean always. I love thunder storms, and the rare rain we get here is always a thunderstorm. Weather has never ruined my outdoor activities. On the whole, much cleaner and more modern here than Boston. Incredibly cheap housing, and I mean dirt-cheap. The roads are well laid out. Main roads are wide, and all run north, south, east and west in a grid pattern and it's almost impossible to get lost if you have a good sense of direction (I don't. I use a GPS). As for jobs, well not bad, but not good. Plenty of minimum wage jobs because there's fast food EVERYWHERE! Lots of strip malls too. On the average,
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The little town that grew up too quickly - 4/23/2009
I've lived in Chandler for 25 years. Initially I loved the small town atmosphere - the population then was 25K spread out of 50 square miles. People began flocking to Arizona and Chandler now has a population of about 250,000 and still growing. I enjoyed Chandler for that small town feel, the slower pace than Chicago where I came from. I enjoyed the agricultural atmosphere with cotton field, orange groves, dairy farms. Little by little the developers came in and bought up all that land, and now we are very urbanized. Hard to get to know others as all the builders install concrete block fences around each and every backyard. Houses are built backwards in my opinion. It's a rare house that has a big front picture window from which you can observe what is going on on your street. Primarily it's bedrooms that are put in the front of the house, whereas the living room or family room faces the back yard, possibly because so many people have in ground pools. People are not quite as
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chandler, arizona - 12/6/2008
well first off, chandler arizona is somewhat great place to live, the traffic and construction can be a pain in the neck but most people speed through it anyway so traffic gets moving, unless there is a accident which happens more then not. ive lived here 22 years now and am moving from chandler to illinois then to colorado.
drugs are ever so popular here so basically anyone who knows the names of 10 kids age 14 or higher can get there hands on many illegal drugs. everything from Meth to Marijuanna. its not cool. i went to a middle school in chander and in 6th grade i knew of many kids who were doing drugs and drinking.
then came corona del sol. wow is there alot of cocaine in that school, as well as every friday and saturday some sort of keg party, 9th - 12th, everyone was invited to get drunk and high.
crime is basically low though none of my family or friends have ever had anything stolen inside or outside of the home or car, except
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A great city - 10/3/2008
Although I live in sun lakes, the u.s.post office says chandler. We are a retirement community on the south end of chandler. Warm, friendly, and social community. Chandler has been recognized as one of the best cities to live
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If-fy Environment - 8/7/2008
If you want to live in a city with a huge commercial experimental-drug testing facility, Chandler is the place for you! Opening 2009 this facility is hired by drug companies to test their experimental drugs on rodents and dogs (beagles). They will also be importing wild primates, testing the drugs on them and then killing them. They are also permitted to take animals from animal shelters.
There is no public information about the disposal of the animal carcasses except they they will be incinerated. The City Council has no plan for testing our groundwater once these experimental drugs get into the water table. Before this company was brought here by our City Council, Chandler was the best city in the state. It's a great city except for the blatant disregard for public health by the Council.
I'm not a animal-rights nut or anything, I just can't believe this has happened to the town I've lived in since 1974. I hope to be moved out of here before this facility
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Chandler, AZ - 5/3/2008
We have lived in Chandler, AZ for 20 years. We have raised 4 kids here. For the Phoenix area, it's a nice suburb of about 200,000 population. Lots of growth in the last 10 years. Some high tech (e.g., Intel) industry. Good access to freeways (I-10, 202, and 101), but like all big cities, the traffic is bad in the morning and afternoon during commute times. Close to Arizona State University (about 10 miles away in Tempe) and close enough to downtown Phoenix (about 25 minutes). Close to the airport (Phoenix Sky Harbor) - about 15 minutes. All-in-all, a good suburb to live in for the Phoenix
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Cost of Living Increase - 11/3/2007
Since Phoenix has had the hit with its "big boom" with the housing market over the last few years, many havent seen any increase with cost of living. Its made it more difficult to live here on my salary, while gas, food, and real estate have increased a great deal. Im ready to to relocate after 13
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