Chandler, AZ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. Chandler is a suburb within the Phoenix metropolitan area and is considered to be a part of the East Valley. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,987, up from 236,123 at the 2010 census. Chandler is a commercial and tech hub for corporations like Intel, Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo, PayPal and Boeing.

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How Chandler ranks

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#12Best schools in AZ #16Most remote workers in AZ #19Highest income in AZ All AZ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code85224, 85225, 85226

Area code480

Living in Chandler

Housing in Chandler

$515K▼ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Chandler home is worth about $515,000, down 1.3% in a year, 23% above the Arizona typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market49

Sale-to-list98.3%

Sold in May303

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Safety in Chandler

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Chandler reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 88%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Chandler 1.2

Arizona 3.8

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Chandler 12.2

Arizona 15.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Chandler

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Chandler’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#12Best public schoolsof 117 in AZ

DistrictChandler Unified District #80 (4242)Schools94

Summit Academy A-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,181 students Legacy Traditional School - Chandler AElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,135 students Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 952 students Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence A+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 796 students Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 712 students Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary BElementary · Grades PK–6 · 702 students

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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