Town of Queen Creek
Queen Creek: Location
This delightful living community is found to the south and east of Phoenix. Travel through Tempe, if you can go through this lively area of dining and activity without having to stop for the afternoon, then on past Mesa and Gilbert. You will see that this area becomes more and more natural. The pace of life is much less hectic than in the larger urban areas and this is part of what lends charm to the town.

To see Queen Creek travel east on Interstate 60, then southbound on Ellsworth Road into town. Queen Creek is south of the city of Apache Junction and town of Gilbert.
Queen Creek is surrounded by some remarkable mountains that rise majestically from the low-lying plans. The San Tan Mountains, Goldmine Mountains and the legendary Superstition Mountains can be seen in the northeast. These breathtaking vistas are certainly ideal for the photographer, or as something to write about. But even if you don’t have a camera or a notepad the images are so outstanding that they will stay with you for the lifetime, anyway.
Climate

The climate is typical of the southwest. There is a mild winter that is balanced by a long hot, dry summer. Many have claimed that the dry, hot summer conditions have helped to relive many of their allergy symptoms. Summer days are clear and spectacular and the temperatures are truly remarkable. Spring and autumn are mild transitions into the other seasons. There is a brief monsoon season that is truly extraordinary.
Queen Creek Properties
Prospective residents have a wide range of home styles to choose from in Queen Creek. Properties with large lots can be found in town. With a network of multiuse trails throughout the community, many homes have horse privileges. Irrigated acre lots and ranchettes are available for those who want to experience the true rural lifestyle. Also, there are new single family homes and custom homes available.
A look at recent home for the area will give some idea of what you might expect to find when looking for Queen Creek homes. The resale home market has, according to recent study, slowed slightly from earlier levels. This can be a good sign for buyers who are searching for bargains if the slowing is at least partially due to the number of units available.
Interestingly, though, is the fact that some area resale prices have shown an upward movement! So it appears that it is a fortunate time to consider listing properties to take advantage of the measurable price increase.
Expert opinion in the Arizona realty field suggests that the current conditions are due to a surge that has things in an unsettled state. If this is the case then it may be wise to move ahead now, before the beneficial aspects of these conditions change.
Like most of the areas surrounding Phoenix Queen Creek is enjoying a period of growth. Business is finding the combination of economical land a desirable characteristic of the area and the close proximity to Phoenix makes it close to resources, distribution, markets and many of the other vital commercial concerns.
But rest assured that the arrival of new business has in no way been allowed to change the charm of this simply wonderful community. In fact, the easy coexistence of this carefully planned growth belies the fact that the rural charm has not at all been changed in spite of reports that all business construction, from office space to larger commercial structures, is rising as steadily as any other type of building.
The town is the same as many small towns that you would find anywhere across the nation. Friendly people who have lived there all their lives, a strong sense of civic pride, the assortment of activities and exhibits that showcase the local talent and the leisurely pace that lets you look around and appreciate the good things that are near.
The Market

The spectacular amount of market activity in Arizona over the past decade has been well documented. People of all walks of life have been moving to Arizona, and particularly Phoenix, in numbers unmatched in recent memory.

Figures from 2000-2005 show nothing but increased construction, development, unit sales and unit sales prices in virtually every category of structure offered on the market.

The greatest degree of growth occurred during fiscal 2005, where previous growth statistics, impressive in their own rights, spiked sharply to even higher levels. Of particular note to the residential home seller/buyer was the record appreciation in new and resale home values. These rates were up for new homes and resales, rentals and condominium units, the only difference being one of degree.

While it is true that not all Phoenix area real estate markets showed the same amount of increase it is true that the degree of growth for each area was proportional.

Then along came 2006 and equally well documented has been the decline in the rate of growth of some key market indicators. The greater Phoenix resale home market is showing marked decreases in sales figures for comparable periods last year across the valley and across most unit categories.

One interesting exception is median price for resale units has risen slightly. This rising price accompanied by a decrease in sales seems to be more in keeping with normal market tendencies. One would expect spectacular growth to lead eventually to a degree of scarcity that would be reflected in higher prices. Could this indicate that the market has reached its peak?

Let’s look at another indicator to see what it may tell us.
Since 1985, the Arizona Real Estate Center has computed what it calls “affordability indexes” for the Greater Phoenix area and several nearby cities.

The index was invented as a guide to predict market activity. When the index value is 100, the typical home buyer (based on the current median resale price and household income) would be able to afford a median-priced home at the stated effective interest rate. A lower index value indicates less availability of affordable single-family homes.

The affordability index for the areas selected for study shows significant reduction in the availability of that this type of housing within the means of the ordinary consumer. Whether this data can be used as a reliable indicator for other groups and other types of housing is arguable, but it does beg the question “how much longer will the market be able to sustain a situation where both sellers and buyers can apparently benefit by getting involved in the market?

The short answer is that these conditions can remain so long as they are supported by the market.

So when we take a long look at the larger picture we must ask ourselves whether we can realistically expect to realize more potential gain or value now or at some time in the future and it is very reasonable to conclude that the best possible time to buy or sell Arizona really is now.
History
This area was inhabited by Native Americans some 4,000 years ago. White settlement began with a small band of farmers who established ranches for the raising of horses and livestock while others chose to selection of crops, which included pecans, citrus, cotton, and a variety of vegetables that could be grown there.
The first settlement was called Rittenhouse after one of the first settling families. The early railroad included the town as a brief stop, at Rittenhouse and Ellsworth roads, for those who would continue on to Phoenix. The train stop is gone, but the legacy of those early days of railroading lives on in the things that have stayed behind.
The name Queen Creek came from the Queen Creek Wash, which received its name from the Silver Queen Mine. Mining is what brought most settlers to the smaller southwestern towns and Queen Creek was no exception. The Silver Queen Mine was located in the nearby town of Superior, but it was close enough s that mining operations helped benefit Queen Creek, too.
In 1989, Queen Creek was incorporated. Queen Creek experienced a short growth spurt in the 1920's, when immigrants from Mexico arrived to pick the local cotton. Soon after the town's incorporation Williams Gateway Airport was opened. Business as lager as General Motors have decided to conduct operations here. Desert Proving Grounds have come to Queen Creek to seek their success.
Queen Creek Outdoor Recreation
Almost the entire southwest is steeped in history. Most of the earliest history remains shrouded in a certain degree of mystery because so little of the evidence remains to tell us about these earlier times. But there are often many relics from the time of the arrival of the European settlers
The Queen Creek Wash, after which the town was named, is being preserved as a historical location. This wash winds its way through Queen Creek. Together the Queen Creek Wash and the Sanokai Wash provide residents with public trails and open space. These areas provide more that scenic beauty and an area for exercise, though; as they also serve as habitats form many rare and wonderful species of wildlife that only someone who treads the trails can ever hope to catch a glimpse of.
Those who enjoy hiking, biking, and horseback trail riding will also feel right at home there. There is a spacious Community Center; and the many local parks, and schools provide ball fields and playgrounds for children. Several golf courses are also located close by. However, some people take a simple approach to sampling the outdoors. A lounge chair on their patio to watch a nightly sunset is an event that no one should miss.
Queen Creek Entertainment
There a variety of “down-home” events held here for those who enjoy folk art and crafts. The primary venue for exhibits and events is the Schnepf Farms. This 60 year old, 300 acre working farm hosts some of the area’s most delightful events... The Pumpkin and Chili Festival is just one example of the type of gathering popular here. SO if this sounds like your kind of place then you simply must stop by for a visit. Stay awhile if you like!
Queen Creek residents have the benefits of small town living, combined with the natural beauty of the desert that surrounds Queen Creek. It is the perfect town to call home.
Events Calendar
Peach Festival May
Potato Festival
Schnepf Farms Pumpkin and Chili Party September

Queen Creek, in the southeast corner of Maricopa County,
is only a 45-minute drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport,
but it is a world apart from city life. Families on
irrigated acre lots, mini-farms, and ranchettes live among the
farmers and ranchers, enjoying a rural lifestyle unique to
Queen Creek. Centuries ago, the Hohokam found these fertile
areas along the creeks and washes at the foot of the San
Tan Mountains ideal for farming, as did the settlers who came
to the area at the turn of the century.

Queen Creek incorporated in 1989. The town contains 19,200
acres, with 3,364 (17.6 percent) acres set aside for commercial
or industrial uses. (Commercial uses are clustered around the
town’s downtown core, and industrial uses are found along
the railroad tracks and spur, or in the northern part of the
town to buffer Williams Gateway Airport.)

Queen Creek is a partner in the Joint Powers Authority operating
Williams Gateway Airport at the former Williams Air Force
Base, adjacent to ASU East. But rural scenes fill most of the
45-square-mile planning area of the town–with cultivated
fields and citrus and peach orchards. Near the airport, along
the town’s northern border, are located a number of large
industries such as Olin, TRW Safety Systems, Mitsubishi, and
the General Motors Proving Grounds, providing significant
employment opportunities to residents as well as customers
for downtown businesses.

A widely accepted citizen-created General Plan guides Queen
Creek’s development and includes Queen Creek Ranchettes,
Circle G, and the Orchards, totaling more than 800 one-acre
lots. The community’s emphasis is quality homes and preservation
of the lifestyle residents enjoy. Two equestrian-oriented
projects, with homes on smaller lots located around shared stables
and arenas, are being developed.

Queen Creek attracts thousands of visitors each year for its
U-pick fruit and vegetable crops. The four-day Country
Thunder music festival brings more than 100,000 people to
enjoy camping and concerts. Scenic views include the San
Tan Mountains to the south and the Superstition Mountains
to the northeast. The San Tan Mountain Regional Park offers
open space and recreational opportunities. Queen Creek
plans to acquire and develop two major washes crossing the
town as the foundation of a parks and trail system. Historical
sites include the Old Main school building, the ruins of a
Butterfield Stage stop, and the Town Hall.

Queen Creek New Home Developments

Queen Creek new home developments are scattered all over. Located east of Phoenix, Queen Creek was once a rural community. However, today that laid back feeling can still be felt, even with the conveniences of city living drawing closer.

Builders In Queen Creek

The following is a list of builders in Queen Creek. These builders range from single home custom builds to homes within large planned communities. Find out which builder meets your needs.

If you want additional help, please contact me. I will provide you with professional experience that you need in locating the best new home builder.

Crimson Meadow – This small cluster of 45 is located in Queen Creek. Properties sit on lots ranging from ¼ acre to much larger. These large new homes start in size from 2,600 square feet to over 4,800 square feet. Several options are also available such as basements and a theater. However, there are terrific standard features like granite kitchen and bath countertops, vaulted ceilings, and rustic beamed patio covers. All of these amenities make Crimson Meadows in Queen Creek unique.

Today, Anson Ladell Call has established his own company – A.L.C. which represents his name. His philosophy is to provide his clients a fair price for a custom home. A.L.C. provides floor plans and elevations as close to custom as you can get without the stress of building custom.

Queen Creek Golf Courses

Queen Creek is a golfer’s delight.

Whether you are Queen Creek resident or a visitor, there is a spectacular golf course waiting for you.

Finding a golf course in or near Queen Creek is easy.

Use the golf course list to locate a Queen Creek area golf course that will suit your needs. Soon, you will be walking the fairways and enjoying the warm desert scenery that edges the golf course.

It is time to hit the green and play a round of golf today!

Apache Sun Golf Club - Executive
919 East Pima Road
Queen Creek, Arizona 85242

Augusta Ranch Golf Club - Public
2401 South Lansing
Mesa, Arizona 85212

Chuparosa Golf Course - Public
21515 East Rancho Del Rey Boulevard
Queen Creek, Arizona 85242

Golf Club at Johnson Ranch - Public
433 West Bella Vista
Queen Creek, Arizona 85232

Las Colinas Golf Course – Public
21515 East Village Loop Road
Queen Creek, Arizona 85242

Links at Queen Creek- Public
445 East Ocotillo Road
Queen Creek, Arizona 85242

Oasis Golf Course – Public
5764 East Hunt Highway
Queen Creek, Arizona 85242

Sunbird Golf Resort - Executive
6250 Sunbird Boulevard
Chandler, Arizona 85249

Sunland Springs Village Golf Course - Public
11061 East Medina Avenue
Mesa, Arizona 85220

Toka Sticks Golf Club - Public
6910 East Williams Field Road
Mesa, Arizona 85212

Queen Creek, in the southeast corner of Maricopa County,
is only a 45-minute drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport,
but it is a world apart from city life. Families on
irrigated acre lots, mini-farms, and ranchettes live among the
farmers and ranchers, enjoying a rural lifestyle unique to
Queen Creek. Centuries ago, the Hohokam found these fertile
areas along the creeks and washes at the foot of the San
Tan Mountains ideal for farming, as did the settlers who came
to the area at the turn of the century.

Queen Creek incorporated in 1989. The town contains 19,200
acres, with 3,364 (17.6 percent) acres set aside for commercial
or industrial uses. (Commercial uses are clustered around the
town’s downtown core, and industrial uses are found along
the railroad tracks and spur, or in the northern part of the
town to buffer Williams Gateway Airport.)

Queen Creek is a partner in the Joint Powers Authority operating
Williams Gateway Airport at the former Williams Air Force
Base, adjacent to ASU East. But rural scenes fill most of the
45-square-mile planning area of the town–with cultivated
fields and citrus and peach orchards. Near the airport, along
the town’s northern border, are located a number of large
industries such as Olin, TRW Safety Systems, Mitsubishi, and
the General Motors Proving Grounds, providing significant
employment opportunities to residents as well as customers
for downtown businesses.

A widely accepted citizen-created General Plan guides Queen
Creek’s development and includes Queen Creek Ranchettes,
Circle G, and the Orchards, totaling more than 800 one-acre
lots. The community’s emphasis is quality homes and preservation
of the lifestyle residents enjoy. Two equestrian-oriented
projects, with homes on smaller lots located around shared stables
and arenas, are being developed.

Queen Creek attracts thousands of visitors each year for its
U-pick fruit and vegetable crops. The four-day Country
Thunder music festival brings more than 100,000 people to
enjoy camping and concerts. Scenic views include the San
Tan Mountains to the south and the Superstition Mountains
to the northeast. The San Tan Mountain Regional Park offers
open space and recreational opportunities. Queen Creek
plans to acquire and develop two major washes crossing the
town as the foundation of a parks and trail system. Historical
sites include the Old Main school building, the ruins of a
Butterfield Stage stop, and the Town Hall.

Queen Creek Essay
I have lived in Queen Creek, AZ going on six years. The story of how I came to live there is long, but I will sum it up briefly. Queen Creek has been a great place for me and I know that it has for many other people too.

I was born in Hinsdale, IL in 1980. I grew up in a suburb of Chicago called Villa Park. I have one brother that is five years older than I am. We lived here for twelve years with both our mother and father. In 1992, our parents decided that they needed to live separate lives and filed for divorce. My brother and I stayed with our mother, but moved to Downers Grove, IL to live with our grandmother. This was a drastic change for all of us, though I feel that I took it the worst. Being daddy’s little girl I was very unhappy with the situation. Changing schools and not having any friends were just more problems to add to the list.

I avoided the places that I used to go, but that didn’t seem to be enough. I was always running into people that I didn’t want to see, not to mention that they all knew where I lived. I always dreamed to move to Arizona and attend Arizona State University. I spoke with a family friend of ours that had moved to Arizona and he agreed to rent me a room until I could get things in order to get my own place. Within a week, I had made the arrangements necessary to transfer with the company that I was working. My mother and I packed the car and took a long drive to my new home.

Gilbert, Arizona was the first town that I lived in when I moved to Arizona, but I will always call Queen Creek my Arizona hometown. After a few short months in Arizona, I thought that it was time for me to be on my own. I started looking through the newspaper and found a broker to help me see what I would be able to afford. At this time, I was 20 years old and never dreamed that I would be able to purchase a home. After talking with a broker on the phone, we made an appointment for her to show me some places that I might be interested. Diane told me that we were going to look at some new homes in Queen Creek. I had no idea where she was talking about, but didn’t really care either. After driving for what seemed like forever, we reached an area that looked like it was just being built. I asked Diane what was going on, and she explained to me that we were looking at houses that were to be built for the owner. I was shocked. This was something that I had never dreamed I would be able to do at such a young age. I signed the papers one week later for my new home to be built.

I moved to Queen Creek in May of 2001. The opportunities that this town had given me were more than I could have ever dreamed.

It took me a long time to meet people in my neighborhood, but once I did, I gained some of the best friends that I have ever had. We were like a family. Most of them were around my age and were from out of state. Not many had family that was close enough to visit frequently. When I lived at home, my mother always made holidays a big family affair. Everyone was invited and we had food to last us weeks. I took over that tradition when I moved to Queen Creek. All of the holidays were spent at my house and we would even bake cookies to take to people that were less fortunate.

After living in my new home for about a year, and becoming close friends with one of my neighbors, I met the man that I would eventually marry. It just happened that he lived right across the street.

Over the next few years, I watched the small town that I had made my home grow into a much larger place. We now had a Circle K gas station that was only a half mile from my home. This seemed like a big feat, until we got news that Fry’s grocery store was going to be built right across the street from the gas station. Now we didn’t have to go very far for the basic necessities that we required. I loved the fact that our community (Johnson Ranch) was considered its own little town. We had our own newspaper, and were known to people from other cities only by the name Johnson Ranch. Our newspaper that was delivered free to us kept us up to date on the growth and development of the city.

I married that man I met, who lived across the street, in 2005. Shortly before our wedding, we decided that we should start looking for a bigger house that would be able to accommodate the family that we soon hoped to have. We thought of no other place than Queen Creek that we both had already made our home. With the growth spurt that the town was in, we had many options available to us. We finally committed to build another home that would be located only one mile away from the house that we currently occupied.

The reason that I call Queen Creek my home is the many opportunities that it has given me. I know that it has done the same for many other people. A neighbor of mine was married very young and had her first child shortly after. Her and her husband thought they would never be able to move into a house and raise the family that they had started at such a young age. If it were not for Queen Creek, and the many opportunities that were open to anyone, they may have never purchased a house.

Queen Creek has helped me to become the person that I always wanted to be. I have since started nursing school in the hopes that I can follow my mother’s example.

I have kept my whole family informed as to what is happening in the area, and what the current prices of homes are. I know that I have encouraged a few of them to move here, and hope that others will follow. I would be proud to have Queen Creek as home to my entire family.