Tempe Arizona Real Estate

The first settlers to move to the Tempe area were Hispanic families from southern Arizona. They helped construct the first two irrigation canals, the Kirkland-McKinney Ditch and the San Francisco Canal, and they started many small farms in the area. The town was named Tempe in 1879. Lord Darrell Duppa, an Englishman who helped establish Phoenix, is credited with suggesting the name. The sight reminded him of the Vale of Tempe in ancient Greece.

As more farmers came to settle in the Valley, the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company provided the necessary water for there crops and livestock. Crops of wheat, barley and oats ensured a steady business for the Hayden Mill. The milled flour was hauled to forts and other settlements throughout the territory.

Today Tempe is known as an All American City. This is largely in part because of the city’s progressive attitude. Tempe manages to blend business and pleasure perfectly to create a city that is rich in work and play. Recreational opportunities flourish no matter the area you are in and the same can be said for employment opportunities. Tempe offers a quality of life that is unlike any other city you will find. That could be why Tempe is Arizona’s 6 th largest city.

There is a wide-range of homes in Tempe. More than 47% of its housing units are single-family homes, 52% of which are owner-occupied. Multi-family housing dominates the northern area of the city. These are located near the central business district and Arizona State University campus. In Tempe’s southern regions, subdivisions present elegant homes built around several beautiful lakes. Several areas of homes appeal to highly placed corporate executives, among them Carver Ranch Estates and Buena Vista.

Downtown Tempe is a cultural center in its own right. The spring and Fall Festivals of the Arts each draw nearly 250,000 people that enjoy a variety of foods and free live entertainment. The events are held the first weekend of December and March and are the second-largest art festivals in the nation. Downtown Tempe is also the place for laughs with the Improv, a branch of New York’s famed comedy club.

Childs play, a professional company of adult actors, takes the form of theater for young people into new realm. Founded in 1977, the group has performed for more than 750,000 children and adults throughout the Southwest. Childs play’s home is the Tempe Performing Arts Center in downtown Tempe. The Performing Arts Center is also home to Tempe Little Theatre, which presents quarterly plays.

The Kiwanis Park Recreation Center features a heated, indoor-outdoor wave pool with a 120-foot-long double-spiral slide, a raft/tube rental shop, and a newly renovated gymnasium. If that isn't enough for you check out there, tennis sports complex with 15 well lit tennis courts, three outdoor sand volleyball courts, four outdoor soccer fields, softball fields, and a concession area that serves plenty of pleasing goodies.

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Type	Name	Phone	Address	City
Elementary School	Stanfield	(520) 424-3353	515 S Stanfield Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Kyrene De La Estrella	(480) 783-1800	2620 E Liberty Lane	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Aguilar	(480) 897-2544	5800 S Forest Ave	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Arredondo	(480) 897-2744	1330 E Carson Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Broadmor	(480) 967-6599	311 E Aepli Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Bustoz	(480) 897-2955	2020 E Carson Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	C I Waggoner	(480) 783-1900	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Carminati	(480) 784-4484	4001 S Mcallister Ave	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Curry	(480) 967-8336	1974 E Meadow Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Emmanuel Ev Lutheran	(480) 967-3991	715 W Southern Ave	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Evans	(480) 839-8489	4525 S College Ave	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Fuller	(480) 897-6228	1975 E Cornell Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Gethsemane Christian School	(480) 839-0906	1035 E Guadalupe Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Getz	(480) 897-6233	625 W Cornell Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Holdeman	(480) 966-9934	1326 W 18th St	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Hudson	(480) 897-6608	1325 E Malibu Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Kyrene De La Mariposa	(480) 783-3200	50 E Knox Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Kyrene De Las Manitas	(480) 783-2000	1201 W Courtney Ln	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Kyrene De Los Ninos	(480) 783-3100	1330 E Dava Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Kyrene Del Norte	(480) 783-3300	1331 E Redfield Rd	Tempe, AZ
School District	Kyrene School District	(480) 783-4000	8700 S Kyrene Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Laird	(480) 941-2440	1500 N Scovel St	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Meyer	(480) 829-8002	2615 S Dorsey Ln	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Our Lady Of Mt Carmel	(480) 967-5567	2117 S Rural Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Rover	(480) 897-7122	1300 E Watson Dr	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Scales	(480) 929-9909	1115 W 5th St	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Tempe	(480) 730-7100	3205 S Rural Rd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Thew	(480) 894-5574	2130 E Howe Ave	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Thomas J Pappas	(480) 557-6211	1630 E Apache Blvd	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Tri-City Christian Academy	(480) 838-6632	2150 E Southern Ave	Tempe, AZ
Elementary School	Wood	(480) 838-0711	727 W Cornell Dr	Tempe, AZ
Junior High School	Connolly	(480) 967-8933	2002 E Concorda Dr	Tempe, AZ
Middle School	Fees	(480) 897-6063	1600 E Watson Dr	Tempe, AZ
Junior High School	Gililland	(480) 966-7114	1025 S Beck Ave	Tempe, AZ
Middle School	Kyrene	(480) 783-1000	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe, AZ
Middle School	Mc Kemy	(480) 921-9003	2250 S College Ave	Tempe, AZ
High School	Compadre	(480) 752-3560	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe, AZ
High School	Corona Del Sol	(480) 752-8888	1001 E Knox Rd	Tempe, AZ
High School	D W Higgins Institute	(480) 413-0829	1805 E Elliot Rd	Tempe, AZ
High School	Marcos De Niza School	(480) 838-3200	6000 S Lakeshore Dr	Tempe, AZ
High School	Mc Clintock	(480) 839-4222	1830 E Del Rio Dr	Tempe, AZ
High School	Tempe Accelerated	(480) 831-6057	5040 S Price Rd	Tempe, AZ
High School	Tempe Adventist Christian	(480) 967-7152	630 W 17th Pl	Tempe, AZ
High School	Tempe	(480) 967-1661	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe, AZ
School District	Tempe Union	(480) 839-0292	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe, AZ

Tempe city, Arizona Statistics
Subject	Number	Percent
Total Population:	158,625	100.0 %
Sex & Age
Male	81,942	51.7 %
Female	76,683	48.3 %

Under 5 years	9,074	5.7 %
5 to 9 years	8,466	5.3 %
10 to 14 years	8,625	5.4 %
15 to 19 years	14,595	9.2 %
20 to 24 years	24,530	15.5 %
25 to 34 years	30,710	19.4 %
35 to 44 years	21,918	13.8 %
45 to 54 years	18,694	11.8 %
55 to 59 years	6,283	4.0 %
60 to 64 years	4,324	2.7 %
65 to 74 years	6,204	3.9 %
75 to 84 years	3,832	2.4 %
85 years and over	1,370	0.9 %

Median age (years)	28.8	N/A

18 years and over	127,144	80.2 %
Male	65,751	41.5 %
Female	61,393	38.7 %
21 years and over	112,412	70.9 %
62 years and over	13,813	8.7 %
65 years and over	11,406	7.2 %
Male	4,668	2.9 %
Female	6,738	4.2 %

Race
One race	153,389	100.0 %
White	122,952	80.2 %
Black or African American	5,801	3.8 %
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,186	2.1 %
Asian	7,531	4.9 %
Asian Indian	1,734	1.1 %
Chinese	2,135	1.4 %
Filipino	535	0.3 %
Japanese	536	0.3 %
Korean	671	0.4 %
Vietnamese	836	0.5 %
Other Asian	1,084	0.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	455	0.3 %
Native Hawaiian	119	0.1 %
Guamanian or Chamorro	61	0.0 %
Samoan	45	0.0 %
Other Pacific Islander	230	0.1 %
Some other race	13,464	8.8 %
Two or more races	5,236	3.4 %

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White	127,293	83.0 %
Black or African American	6,908	4.5 %
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,213	2.7 %
Asian	8,833	5.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Islander	821	0.5 %
Some other race	16,145	10.5 %

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population	158,625	100.0 %
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	28,473	17.9 %
Mexican	22,178	14.0 %
Puerto Rican	656	0.4 %
Cuban	180	0.1 %
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,459	3.4 %
Not Hispanic or Latino	130,152	82.1 %
White alone	110,517	69.7 %

Relationship
Total Population	158,625	100.0 %
In households	153,383	96.7 %
Householder	63,602	40.1 %
Spouse	24,404	15.4 %
Child	36,144	22.8 %
Own child under 18 years	28,129	17.7 %
Other relatives	8,318	5.2 %
Under 18 years	2,473	1.6 %
Non-relatives	20,915	13.2 %
Unmarried partner	4,363	2.8 %
In group quarters	5,242	3.3 %
Institutionalized population	406	0.3 %
Non-institutionalized population	4,836	3.0 %

Households by Type
Total Households	63,602	100.0 %
Family households (families)	33,654	52.9 %
With own children under 18 years	15,549	24.4 %
Married-couple family	24,404	38.4 %
With own children under 18 years	10,714	16.8 %
Female householder, no husband present	6,155	9.7 %
With own children under 18 years	3,541	5.6 %
Non-Family households	29,948	47.1 %
Householder living alone	18,109	28.5 %
Householder 65 years and over	2,923	4.6 %

Households with individuals under 18 years	17,116	26.9 %
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,177	12.9 %

Average Household size	2.41	N/A
Average family size	3.05	N/A

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units	67,068	100.0 %
Occupied housing units	63,602	94.8 %
Vacant housing units	3,466	5.2 %
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	560	0.8 %

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1	N/A
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	N/A

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	63,602	100.0 %
Owner-occupied housing units.	32,444	51.0 %
Renter-occupied housing units.	31,158	49.0 %

Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.59	N/A
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.22	N/A

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