Goodyear Real Estate
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About Goodyear, AZ
Formally a company town named after the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the city of Goodyear is now a thriving place for new homes and businesses. Goodyear is one of the fastest growing cities in the State. Yet it offers all the advantages of a small community – less traffic, safe neighborhoods day and night, and a friendly atmosphere that lets you feel at home right away.
Goodyear sits at the base of the Estrella Mountains and has several master-planned communities. The premier community, Estrella Mountain Ranch, hosts an annual Cool Desert Jazz Festival in the fall that brings national jazz musicians to the valley. In the springtime, Goodyear hosts concerts performed by the Phoenix Symphony. Residents of Goodyear also enjoy the 19,000 acre Estrella Mountain Regional Park.
The History of Goodyear, Arizona
The Goodyear of today exists because of the cotton of yesteryear. It was part of the 16,000 acres purchased in 1917 for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company by junior executive Paul Litchfield. Cotton used to make rubber tires for airplanes in World War I was in short supply because foreign sources were in war torn countries or disease ridden.
The community thrived as long as the cotton industry was strong. But after the war, cotton prices plummeted and Goodyear's economy suffered.
However, World War II brought a recovery in the early 1940's when the Litchfield Naval Air Facility and the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation located here, employing as many as 7,500 people at one time. Dirigibles or "blimps" were built at the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation.
After the war, the Naval Air Facility served as a storage base for thousands of World War II aircraft that were moth balled and salvaged. Then, in 1968, the Navy sold the airfield to the City of Phoenix which named it the Phoenix-Litchfield Airport. In 1986, it was renamed the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport.
The town of Goodyear was incorporated as a city in November 1946. At that time, the town had 151 homes, 250 apartments, a grocery store, drug store, barber shop, beauty shop and service station.
Goodyear, AZ Real Estate
The real estate market in Goodyear consists of new and resale homes, patio homes, town homes and condos. The master-planned community of Estrella Mountain Ranch offers residents lakes, golfing and even its own elementary school. Another planned community in Goodyear, Palm Valley, has numerous amenities for everyone in the family. Whether you're presently a home buyer or home seller, we're confident our team can help you achieve your Goodyear real estate goals.
So when you're ready to relocate to the Goodyear area, let us help you purchase the home or property of your dreams. Please feel free to call us at 1-800-575-1868 or use our Contact Us page today!
Goodyear Population: 18,911
Goodyear to Phoenix: 17 miles
