Formerly 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.

While builders and residents have been attracted by the plains, rivers and mountains of Goodyear, they have also been attracted by its accessibility to the current I-10 and Loop 101 freeways as well as the future Loop 303 freeway that will run the length of Goodyear.

Freeway accessibility allows Goodyear residents to enjoy the quality of life and benefits of a fresh, quiet, safe suburban community while also affording them the ability to take advantage of the vast employment opportunities and entertainment amenities a metropolis such as Phoenix has to offer. Downtown Phoenix, with America West Arena, Bank One Ballpark, Symphony Hall, the Herberger Theater, the Orpheum Theater and the Dodge Theater, is a mere 20 minutes away

HISTORY

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.

HOUSING

Even though Goodyear was founded more than 50 years ago, the vast majority of Goodyear’s housing stock is less than 10 years old. Goodyear offers excellent residential choices from affordable starter homes to a variety of upscale homes, some offering casitas, and executive mountainside or equestrian estates.

Goodyear is also a leader in the Valley in master-planned communities that offer exquisite amenities such as country clubs, community centers, golf courses, lakes, walking/jogging paths and mountain trails.

The largest is the extraordinary 20,000-acre community of Estrella Mountain Ranch located in the beautiful foothills of the Estrella Mountains about seven miles south of I-10.

This unique community, which is bordered by the Estrella Mountain Regional Park, offers residential hillside settings, 72 acres of lakes for fishing and boating, and 40 acres of beautifully manicured parks

Palm Valley, located on both sides of Litchfield Road, north of I-10, offers 9,000 acres of homes, golf courses, business, shopping and dining. It is a true mixed-use development and its shopping and dining areas form the “heart” of Goodyear.

Contact us if you have any questions regarding the purchase of Goodyear real estate or if you would like to schedule a convenient time to visit Goodyear homes for sale.

Goodyear Population: 49,714
Goodyear to Phoenix: 17 miles