My wife and I are moving to Arizona and will be attending Midwestern University and ASU. Where to live?

We'd like to live halfway between the schools so our commute times would be about equal. We've looked at North Scottsdale around the 101, central Phoenix and Avondale. We are looking for a 2 bedroom place with a two-car garage (preferably a house or town-home). Our budget is around $1000/month for rent.