Prescott Valley Relocation Guide 2015-2016 1 Location & Climate
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www.azrelocationguides.com Top quality education is offered by many local area colleges and universities, along with the local school district. TABLE OF CONTENTS Location & Climate ...........................2 Housing & Shopping .........................3 Community Profile ........................ 4-6 Prescott Valley, Arizona Education ...................................... 7-9 Adult Living ......................................10 Healthcare ................................ 11-13 Recreation & Attractions .......... 14-16 ocated among the midst rolling hills and Day Trips .................................... 17-20 L grasslands between the Bradshaw and Cultural Arts ....................................21 Mingus Mountains, lies one of the newest and friendliest communities in Arizona. History ..............................................22 Situated about two hours by car north of Resources .................................. 23-27 Phoenix, Prescott Valley (incorporated in Places of Worship ......................23 1978) offers many opportunities for it's size Organizations & Clubs ..............23 in a generally mild four season climate. Coming Events ..........................24 The Town Center in citizen friendly Restaurants ................................25 Prescott Valley offers many amenities, such as the Harkins 14 Screen Luxury Cineplex, Important Numbers ............. 26-27 located within the Prescott Valley Entertainment Center. Numerous Advertisers Index ............................28 restaurants have joined the theater in making this a great place for an evening out on the town. With the lower sales tax in Prescott Valley of 8.68%, businesses are thriving. Future and existing subdivisions offer housing, golf courses and retail outlets. Excellent healthcare is available at the Prescott Valley branch of the Yavapai Regional Medical Center, the YRMC Outpatient Center, and the Mountain OVA Valley Rehabilitation Hospital. Many quality businesses have also established Publications operations in the area and provide a solid job base for the growing community. Prescott Valley’s business climate is one of the best in Northern Arizona and is well AZ RELOCATION GUIDES supported by the community. This area is rich in cultural attractions, with several P.O. Box 2708, Chino Valley, AZ 86323 nearby museums and art galleries, plus live theater. Award winning parks host fun filled community events. Numerous recreational activities are also available on (928) 777-8132 • Fax: (928) 441-2487 the nearby lakes, golf courses, and the national forest. Email: [email protected] www.azrelocationguides.com Prescott Valley Relocation Guide 2015-2016 1 Location & Climate Pronghorn Prescott Valley Prescott Valley is located in north, central Arizona at an the 10s to elevation of about 5,100 ft. It offers a relatively moderate, 20s. Prescott Valley very enjoyable, four season climate. The surrounding residents enjoy terrain consists of grasslands, pinon and juniper plants, hills sunshine about 300 interspersed with boulder formations, and rugged canyons. days a year! Several small lakes and streams are also found nearby. Housing Aspen, cottonwood, oak and maple trees grow along with Prescott Valley homes have an one of the nation’s largest contiguous forest of Ponderosa average listing price of $180,000. Buying pines. a home in Prescott Valley is less expensive than renting after The relatively short winter season in Prescott Valley has an 12 years at the current rates. With the development of new occasional snowstorm, and the snowfall typically melts homes, a well planned downtown business district, as well as after a few hours of sunshine. Spring can be quite variable, beautiful parks and quality schools, this is the place to be!! All alternating between sunshine and rain in a very short period construction is subject to high standards of quality, mandated of time, all the while producing beautiful color and freshness. by state and local codes. Several subdivisions offer single and Summers are usually warm and sunny, with occasional rain multi-family residences in tract-like settings, subject to strict showers. Daytime mountain breezes keep the area from visual standards, providing a style of living preferred by many. reaching the scorching high temperatures of the lower lying At the same time, relatively inexpensive land and housing desert areas in Arizona. Summer evenings often produce is available within a relatively short commuting distance to spectacular sunsets and a refreshing coolness to end many quad-city employers. the day. Fall typically arrives with a wide range of colors. The variation to Grand Canyon 8 9 of foliage color changes with the shorter but still pleasant 180 days, with temperatures generally staying in the 60's to low 70's. Each season is pleasant, but with enough variation to 6 4 make the weather interesting; highs in the summer rarely get above the 80s to 90s and lows in the winter are rarely below Williams n I-40 n n Ash Fork I-40 Flagstaff Prescott National 8 9 Precipitation Forest I-17 Chino Valley Sedona n 2.5 • Jerome 89A n 2 Bagdad nCottonwood n Prescott n 260 1.5 9 6 6 9 Prescott n Camp Verde n Valley 9 7 16 9 1 Dewey- n Humboldt n Mayer 0.5 8 9 6 0 Prescott 0 National Forest Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec I-17 to Phoenix Wickenburg n 2 www.azrelocationguides.com Housing & Shopping Of the many residences located in Prescott Valley, a high percentage are owner occupied. Notably, housing in Prescott Valley tends to be newer than in many towns, and well maintained. Some Residential Neighborhoods Pronghorn Ranch StoneRidge in Prescott Valley: E. Pronghorn Ranch Prky. (About 900 homes), Stoneridge Dr., Average sales prices around $288,000 Average sales price over $280,000 Granville Residential Community www.pronghornranchtoday.com www.stoneridgeaz.com (About 1,100 homes) Glassford Hill Rd. Average sales prices ranging from Mandalay Homes The Viewpoint around $195,000 to $350,000 Rimrock in Pronghorn Ranch (About 1,254 homes), E. Horizon Way, www.granvilleresidents.com Starting from about $220,000 and Home prices range from the low Canyon View, both in Prescott Valley, $120k’s to $400k. Orchard Ranch Senior Resort starting from about $269,000 www.viewpointresidents.com 11250 E. Hwy. 69, Dewey www.mandalayhomes.com Victorian Estates Average sales prices from around A 55+ Gated Community $40,000 to about $100,000 Mingus Meadows (About 178 homes) www.azresortliving.com Buckshot Rd. Average sales price over $235,000 Average sales price over $330,000 Shopping Several outdoor shopping malls are located throughout Prescott Valley, offering a variety of retail shopping, services and restaurants. Prescott Valley’s Entertainment District is at the heart of entertainment, retail shopping and dining with Harkin's 14 movie theaters, Freedom Station's games, miniature golfing, etc., a variety of stores, including Kohl's and Walmart, plus several good restaurants. The area’s largest shopping mall, Prescott Gateway Mall, is located in Prescott, about 10 minutes from Prescott Valley. Dillards, JC Penney, Sears, Bed Bath and Beyond and Old World Market are just a few of the many stores found there. Downtown Prescott is about a 15-minute drive from Prescott Valley, offering a multitude of unique shopping experiences there. www.azrelocationguides.com Prescott Valley Relocation Guide 2015-2016 3 Community Profile A Mayor, Vice Mayor, five Council Prescott Valley is a lovely, growing non- Members and a Town Manager govern the Town of Prescott Valley. The town metropolitan town in Yavapai county. The town of Prescott Valley's mission statement of Prescott Valley was founded in 1966 and is "To inspire and sustain a dynamic, innovative, and prosperous community incorporated in 1978. It has grown from about through the combined talents of our 8,858 residents to over 31,000 as of 2010. Nearby citizenry." Source: Town of Prescott Valley communities outside the city limits increase the local area population to about 150,000. The Mayor Harvey Skoog area’s economy is fairly diverse, comprised of industry, manufacturing, sales, retail and service businesses. Prescott Valley's more numerous jobs are in sales, executive and education fields. The local Police Department has six districts with separate Corporal officers in charge of each area to ensure accountability for the security of Prescott Valley. They patrol the area 24 hours a day employing the use of K-9 units, 5 patrol squads, special weapons and tactical team, etc. keeping the crime rate consistently lower than the National Average. They support Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch, Volunteers In Policing (VIP), Citizen Park Watch, School Resource Officer Unit, Watch Your Car and National Night Out programs to increase the involvement of the community to keep everyone safe. The Central Yavapai Fire District is fully staffed with professional personnel to protect the residents in Prescott Valley and has a fully equipped fire station in the town ensuring quick response to emergencies. At the heart of this master-planned community is the Town Center, the result of about 20 years of planning and public/private partnering. There is a state of the art Civic Center Town Hall, multi-level library, courthouse, office/R.D. complex and planned residential community consisting of multi-dwelling housing, condos, townhomes and parks which will be compatible in design. It will be linked by pedestrian friendly streets and well landscaped sidewalks. In addition to a full service hospital