• Population (fifth largest city in United States): 1,505,265 (as of July 1, 2006)
• Area (in square miles): 516.2810 (larger than Los Angeles)
• Median Household Income: $59,809
• Average annual temperature (Fahrenheit): 72.6
• Average precipitation in inches: 7.66
• Average number of days of sunshine per year: 325

City Guides:

• Arizona Guide for Phoenix: From Arts through Z this web site is rich with local information and even has it's own search engine.
• Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
• The Town of Paradise Valley: Official web site recently revamped. Excellent.
• Arizona Central: Arizona's largest newspaper has created a fabulous web site full of useful information and links.
• Maricopa County Information Center: Governmental web site and it is comprehensive.       

Education:

A high priority with seventy-three cents out of every dollar collected by the Maricopa County Assessor going directly to education.

• Phoenix School Districts
• Arizona Department of Education: Massive and comprehensive.
• The A.E.A: Arizona Education Association

Select Sub-Categories
School Report Cards
School Districts
Arizona Department of Education School Links List
The American School Directory: All school K-12 in Maricopa County.

Universities
Arizona State University West - in the heart of the Sonoran desert.
Central Arizona College
GateWay Community College
GTE SuperPages: Schools-Universities & Colleges
Paradise Valley Community College
South Mountain Community College - one of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges located in Phoenix, Arizona
Maricopa Community Colleges
Community Colleges
University of Phoenix
Western International University

Private Schools
The American School Directory's: Private schools K-12 in Maricopa County.
Family Education Network: Dedicated to helping you take an active role in the education of your children.

• Arizona Department of Real Estate: Safeguarding and promoting the public interest.
• Find a Home: National Association of Realtors MLS (Multiple Listing Service). Same listings with different search criteria and format.
• Home Buying Choices: The Arizona Republic (Arizona Central) also links to all active realtor listings using a slightly different search criteria and format.
• Arizona Builder Network: New and custom home builders, master planned communities, architects, interior designers, pool builders and many specialty services important to homebuyers and homeowners alike.
• AZ HomeSearch: Search listing of new homes in Arizona.
• "Buyer Reference Materials" covering subjects of interest to the home buyer in Maricopa County, including ways to take title in Arizona, who pays closing costs, understanding title insurance, and much more.  This informative website is a courtesy of First American Title Insurance Company.
• A.S.H.I - The American Society of Home Inspectors. National professional and certifying organization of home inspectors in the United States and Canada.

• Arizona Department of Commerce
• Arizona High Tech Directory
• Arizona Small Business Resource Guide
• Arizona Procurement Technical Assistance Network
• The Arizona Small Business Development Center
• AZtechBiz -  Full featured resource for the Arizona tech and tech business community.
• Honeywell
• Intel
• Mayo Clinic
• Motorola
• TRW

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