A bustling residential community in the West Valley region of Maricopa County, Avondale is situated along the Agua Fria River.  The City of Avondale is ranked one of the fastest growing residential areas of Maricopa County, Arizona. With over 75,000 current residents, Avondale has come a long way from its agricultural past.

Parks, recreation areas, picnic ramadas, and nature trails are found throughout the city. These amenities create a vital balance to the city's incredible growth in commercial and residential development.

Unique to Avondale are the three rivers that traverse the City - the Gila, Salt and Agua Fria Rivers. The convergence of these rivers  within Avondale presents a unique opportunity to build an open space system around resources meant to convey flood waters.

Avondale is home to Phoenix International Raceway, a world-class motor sports venue nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Estrella Mountains. Today, Avondale is a popular NASCAR destination.  Each year, racing enthusiasts and race teams converge in Avondale for races such as the Copper world Classic, Indy car and NASCAR,  as well as other entertainment, spending hundreds of millions of dollars. 

Attendance at Phoenix International Raceway is equal to that of three Super Bowls and the figures are increasing each year! Avondale's award winning Wetlands project, assures the City an adequate water supply for the next 100 years.  Avondale is the first West Valley city to achieve this milestone.

Estrella Mountain Regional Park, on the city’s southern boundary, has 19,000 acres with an 18-hole golf course as well as camping, horseback riding and picnicking. 

The 26,000-acre White Tanks Mountain Regional Park, to the northwest, features unusual petroglyphs, hiking trails, a waterfall and scenic desert vistas.

The City of Avondale offers a broad range of community facilities including six parks, community and senior centers, a library, seven golf courses, two handball courts, 12 tennis courts and several ball parks.