| A landlocked suburb of Phoenix, Tempe is bordered | | | | city was $22,406. Affordable housing can be found in |
| by upscale Scottsdale. The city is home to one of the | | | | Tempe. The median house value of $132,100 (year |
| state's three major universities with the main campus | | | | 2000) is below the Arizona average. Housing starts |
| of Arizona State University. Full-time student enrollment | | | | have dropped off since 1999 when over 300 homes |
| tops 37,000 annually. Home of Sun Devil Stadium, NFL | | | | were constructed annually. The average cost of new |
| sports fans can take in an Arizona Cardinals game. | | | | home construction has fluctuated from $206,100 in |
| Tempe Diablo Stadium is the place to watch spring | | | | 2000 to as low as $116,600 in 2002. The average |
| training for pro baseball's Anaheim Angels. Tempe is | | | | home start in 2005 cost $163,000. On average, renters |
| known for holding one of the country's biggest New | | | | were paying $715 monthly gross rent. |
| Year's Eve parties and was once the host of the | | | | If you like it hot, relocating to Tempe is the right choice |
| annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. | | | | for you. The average high temperature in summer can |
| If you are relocating to Tempe, you'll find a college | | | | reach 105 degrees. Winters a very mild, seldom below |
| atmosphere. The average age of 28.8 years is low, | | | | 40 degrees. Don't expect much rain either with an |
| primarily because of the three major universities within | | | | annual recorded precipitation of 9.4 inches. Including the |
| the city. U.S. Census estimates put Tempe's population | | | | city's man-made lake, less than .32% of the 40-square |
| at 161,143 in 2005, just a 1.6% increase over the 2000 | | | | mile area is covered by water. Tempe is flat, except |
| census. The population density was 3,959.4 residents | | | | for the Tempe Buttes. Part of the Salt River that runs |
| per square mile. Tempe is made up of primarily White | | | | through northern Tempe is dammed to create Tempe |
| non-Hispanic citizens (69.7%), followed by Hispanic | | | | Town Lake. Residents have a whole range of outdoor |
| (17.9%), Black (3.7%) and Native American (2.7%). Both | | | | activities that include rock climbing, biking, hiking and |
| the Black and Hispanic populations are below state | | | | tubing down the Salt River. |
| average. The crime index is high (570.8 in 2005), but | | | | You can see some unusual architecture in the city of |
| the number of registered sex offenders in this city is | | | | Tempe. To encourage architectural innovation, Tempe |
| much smaller than the state and federal averages at a | | | | City Hall is shaped like an inverted pyramid, made of |
| ratio of one in 5,371 residents. | | | | solar-bronzed glass and steel. It has become a popular |
| Despite being a college community, average earnings | | | | tourist attraction. Tempe travelers primarily use |
| are above state and national averages. Median | | | | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Located six |
| household income was $42,361 (year 2000), median | | | | miles outside the city, the airport offers intercontinental |
| family income, $55,237. The per capita income for the | | | | flights and stops in London, England and Hawaii. |