Prescott, Arizona has the prestige of being the first capital of Arizona. It was established back in 1863 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Though the current capital and largest city of Arizona is Phoenix, the Prescott, Arizona real estate market is still an attractive place in which to invest

Visitors with a taste for history may like to wander around the Prescott, Arizona because of the aging buildings that still stand and have made it to the National Register of Historic Places. In this Arizona real estate market alone, Prescott is home to 525 structures that are listed on the National Register. Aside from the fact that many examples of Victorian architecture still exist here, the Prescott, Arizona real estate market is still remarkable because it is said to be the Southwest City with the most Midwestern appearance.

The area around Prescott, known as the “Quad Cities,” consists of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Dewey and Chino Valley, AZ. This area is among the fastest growing areas in the state. This is largely due to the favorable climate in the area. It’s not nearly as hot as Phoenix and the rest of the central and southern part of the state. And you won’t experience the extreme winters as you’ll find up north in Flagstaff and Williams. It’s a very nice and comfortable medium.

Yavapai County is the second fastest growing county in Arizona. The City of Prescott is the largest urban area within the county. The city’s growth has been steady at about 4 per cent per year for the past decade and is expected to continue at that rate. More than 100,000 people reside in the Quad-City area.

With local primary employers like Yavapai County, ACE Distribution, Lockheed Martin, Wal-Mart, and Yavapai Regional Medical Center and the Prescott Unified School District, the Prescott area has established a solid industry base. It is a mild four-season climate and faces few natural disasters making it ideal for companies in the IT area.

If you are considering a move within the Prescott, Arizona real estate market, your kids will recieve a quality education, because Prescott is home to many fine educational institutions. For instance, the charter school Tri-City College Prep High School was placed under the “Excelling” category by the Department of Education. Certain schools in the Prescott Unified School District also garnered “Excelling” status, namely, Washington Traditional School, Taylor Hicks Elementary, Prescott High School, Granite Mountain Middle School, and Abia Judd Elementary. The Yavapai College has various campuses in Prescott and is a popular choice for college among many students because at least 9,000 students are enrolled here each semester per year.

A sampling of the national recognition Prescott receives …

•August 2006 Money Magazine calls Prescott one of the Top 5 towns in the article titled, “Best Places to Retire”.

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