El Mirage Arizona

Distance from downtown: 16 miles
Web: www.cityofelmirage.org

The residential community of El Mirage has its roots in farming, having been settled by migrant workers in the early 1930s.

Until recently, the city maintained its small-town atmosphere. But it is now one of the West Valley's residential hot spots - 7,500 homes are expected to be built in a dozen subdivisions and the city is estimated to reach more than 20,000 residents in the next decade.

Just southwest of El Mirage is Luke Air Force Base, home of the 56th Fighter Wing and the largest jet-training base in the world.

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