arizona: We are thinking about moving from Massachusetts to Arizona. We have 2 little boys and would love to live in an area that is affordable, safe for children, and has a good school system. Any help is greatly appreciated.|||North West Valley: Peoria/North Glendale: good schools, lots of shopping, not too expensive, no drunk college kids like in Tempe, and just enough entertainment near by. http://www.azcentral.com/relocation/relo鈥?/a> http://www.arrowheadtownecenter.com/ http://www.vistancia.com/ http://arrowheadranch.net/?page=Schools Entertainment: http://www.westgateaz.com/ http://www.azbroadwaytheatre.com/ http://www.peoriaaz.com/sportscomplex/sp鈥?/a> For Kids: http://www.azchallenger.org/index.htm http://www.polaricepeoria.com/ http://pvgrind.com/parks.php|||awhatukee, chandler, tempe, scottsdale, east phx, north phx, pretty much anywhere is great besides the west side, south phx, mesa, and guadalupe|||What about Flagstaff? It's in the mountains, so you have cooler summers. It's away from the big metros like Phoenix and Tucson, still has a good size at 50,000 people but it's not too cheap but a safe place to live.|||mountain view area in mesa, is great for sports if your boys play any also scottsdale, gilbert, glendale, and chandler|||I think that Chandler and Tempe are more family friendly areas. Also...Paradise Valley (in Phoenix) isn't bad.|||dnt go 2 south phoenix