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About Avondale
City in Arizona, United StatesAvondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 89,334, up from 76,238 in 2010 and 35,883 in 2000. Avondale, incorporated in 1946, has experienced rapid residential and commercial growth in the years since 1980. Once primarily a sparsely populated farming community with many acres of alfalfa and cotton fields, Avondale has transformed into a major bedroom suburb for Phoenix.
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Housing in Avondale
The typical Avondale home is worth about $394,000, down 1.4% in a year, 6% below the Arizona typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Avondale
Safety Grade C-
Avondale reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
Schools in Avondale
All Avondale schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Avondale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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