Greater Phoenix, AZ relocation guide
Moving to Chandler, AZ
$575,000Median listing price
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About Chandler
East Valley tech hub with a small-town-feel downtown. Chandler sits southeast of Phoenix with about 288,000 residents (MAG July 2025 estimate), anchored by Intel's Ocotillo campus and the Price Road tech corridor. Downtown Chandler is one of the Valley's liveliest — restaurants, bars, and events around Dr. A.J. Chandler Park — while south Chandler is master-planned neighborhoods like Ocotillo and Sun Groves.
Home prices in Chandler
The median listing price in Chandler is $575,000.
Top places in Chandler
- Dr. A.J. Chandler Park: the shaded downtown plaza anchoring restaurants, festivals, and the weekend scene.
- Downtown Chandler: Arizona Avenue's stretch of restaurants, bars, the Crowne Plaza San Marcos (a 1913 landmark), and live music venues.
- Chandler Fashion Center: the open-air regional mall and the surrounding high-end retail corridor.
- Tumbleweed Park: home of the famous Tumbleweed Christmas Tree and the annual Ostrich Festival.
- Veterans Oasis Park: 113 acres of desert trails, wetlands, and the Environmental Education Center in southeast Chandler.
- Desert Breeze Park: the 1.2-acre Hummingbird Habitat plus the railroad ride through the park.
- Chandler Center for the Arts: 1,500-seat theater hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and comedy.
- Chandler Museum: local history in a modern downtown building across from the park.
Commuting from Chandler
- Downtown Phoenix: about 22 miles, roughly 30 minutes in typical conditions via I-10 or Loop 202 (airportshuttleofphoenix.com, read September 2026). A bad rush-hour accident can double the trip.
- Sky Harbor: about 19 miles, roughly 25–30 minutes from central Chandler via the Loop 101, US-60, and I-10 (airportshuttleofphoenix.com, read September 2026).
- Light rail: Chandler has no light-rail service; transit is Valley Metro bus, including routes that connect to the Mesa light-rail terminus. Most commuters drive.
Chandler FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Chandler, AZ?
The median listing price in Chandler is $575,000. Median listing price, citywide active listings (868 listings; $296/sq ft; 61 median days on market) - How is the commute from Chandler, AZ?
Downtown Phoenix: about 22 miles, roughly 30 minutes in typical conditions via I-10 or Loop 202 (airportshuttleofphoenix.com, read September 2026). A bad rush-hour accident can double the trip.
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Schools
Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.