Moving to Yuma Arizona
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- This is a video for those considering moving to Yuma or living in Yuma. Yuma is located on the southern border of the United States with Mexico. Yuma is a city known for its military presence and retirement communities.
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I spent 2 weeks in Yuma and I fell in love. It's so peaceful. I come from Missouri and I have COPD. Missouri is so humid. I have never breathed so well in my life until I went to Yuma. The heat is not bad even if it's 112 degrees. It's a different kind of heat. I am currently in the process of considering a move. It's beautiful there. The sunset is breathtaking. As soon as I got to the texas border I felt like I was hit with a ton of bricks from the humidity. Yuma is amazing.
Community here is great!
You're crazy. We moved to Yuma from North Carolina when I was in high school. I'll take high 80s and humidity over that crap. 112 isn't even hot there. Try 120 and your eyes sting because it's so hot. You don't even know. Also, if you're going to Texas from Arizona or NM, THAT border is desert (ie El Paso) and isn't humid at all.
I moved here from STL four years ago, (almost to the day) and I can’t wait to get the hell out.
Yuma is garbage
@@malvolio01 She's not crazy. It is far better than high humidity. Small towns do not offer some of the things that big cities offer, but then again they have a lot of advantages over big cities.
I've been a resident of Yuma since 1991. Yuma is the driest and least humid city in the nation, but not the hottest; that title goes to Miami (That is based on average, year round temperatures). Sure, it's hot during the summer, but I'll gladly take 3 months of extreme heat over 6+ months of snow and cold. Yuma is the "Winter Lettuce Capital of the World;" 90% of the lettuce consumed by the nation is grown in and around Yuma. The place also grows broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, lemons, oranges, watermelon, and cantaloupe. Wheat is also grown in Yuma, two thirds of which is exported to Italy, which they use to make their world famous pastas.
When I first moved to Yuma, Downtown was a place you never went to, because it was dead all the time. It consisted of a "pedestrian mall" that did nothing but decay and be a burden on taxpayers for over 35 years. Today however, Downtown is undergoing a renaissance of business and activity. Old buildings are being revitalized, and business after business is beginning to relocate to Downtown. There are also numerous festivals and pub crawls to partake in on a regular basis, as well as ghost tours.
Yuma International Airport only handles flights to Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Dallas, so far. It has "International" in the title due to many shipping companies (i.e. Fed Ex) having their planes come into Yuma from other places around the world; Yuma is one of the most important trade hubs in the nation. The airport is also used by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for their aircraft.
One out of every two "snowbirds" that come to Yuma during the winter are from Canada. The Foothills takes the majority of them, as well as nearby Wellton.
Compared to when I first moved here, Yuma now has much to do. Visit the Territorial Prison, Colorado River State Park, Sanguinetti House, and Downtown. Immerse yourself in history at Pivot Point, on the revitalized riverfront. Do nature walks and see the sights at both the East and West Wetlands Parks. Go off roading out at Picacho or at the Imperial Sand Dunes. Check out the Valley of the Names. See one of Arizona's hidden jewels, Martinez Lake. Take a step back in time at Castle Dome Ghost Town. Do the Hull Mine Tour when out at Castle Dome as well. Hike Telegraph Pass, Muggins Mountain, Palm Canyon, or the Painted Desert Trail, to name a few places. Numerous areas to fish and camp. Mexico is nearby.
So basically, Yuma is an outdoor activity city. If there's one thing that Arizonans like to do, it's doing things outdoors. If that weren't the case, Phoenicians wouldn't be jamming I-17 on a typical weekend/holiday to get out to Sedona and Flagstaff.
Compared to when I first moved here, Yuma has come a long way. Sure, the city has a ways to go still, but the transformation that I've seen has been dramatic. It's a place that I love, and I don't plan on leaving.
Question, is it affordable to live in Yuma?
@@redrocket604 Very much so. Apartments in the Phoenix area are going for over $1,000/month; I'm currently at my apartment (which is quite decent) for $505/month here in Yuma. Your dollar will go much farther in Yuma compared to elsewhere in Arizona.
How is crime?
@@filmguy8505 Crime here isn't what one would call the greatest, but Yuma is safer than Phoenix and ESPECIALLY Tucson.
But the job market is poor there.
Yuma is the winter lettuce growing capital of the US.
Winter lettuce capital :D
Lettuce Pray.
Salinas, Ca look it up.
@@felixrios1600 Actually, the Salinas Valley region of California. I corrected the above comment.
Yuma the second busiest place for Produce outside of Salinas California
I live in yuma there is water there in the desert he failed to mention u have squaw lake mittrie lake and Martinez lake all within 15 minutes of yuma I take my sea doos and travel trailer out all the time in the summer plus it has a water park there Waylons water world waterpark. But the industry is primarily military it's not a super city like Phoenix but it's more relaxed
and what about the Colorado River?
Yuma is an outdoors person paradise!💥💯⚡
I like Yuma cause it’s close to San Diego
Yes it is but I live in Yuma and takes like 3 hours to get there
I like living in San Diego because it's really close to San Diego.
Not that close. 2 to 3 hours through mountains.
3hrs is not considered close smh
That's Yuma's most redeemable quality. Geezuss, I hate it here..
I really love Yuma, it's a laid back kind of town. am AA. if I would have believed others that bash Yuma I wouldn't have never known it was for me. never had been to Yuma before but decided to follow my faith. visit on our travel journey's and been here for last 5yrs don't regret it at all. yes every city has it pro's and con. yes it get hot but it's a dry heat with a low humidity and there is almost a wind blowing like u have a fan on low. I came from a big city and cold climate. no i don't miss the big city life neither the cold. l knew the percentage of AA was low with eye's wide open but I've been treated with open arms. so I hope others don't let what they hear be the final decision to find there happy place!!!!! cause I wouldn't have found Yuma
Ive been in yuma since i was born (2007) and it is an amazing city!
Great love of your city! I am from Philly, now age 77. Lived in Yuma 1992-2008. Now back about 6 months for the Summer Heat and emptiness with no “Snowbirds”. How much of the USA have you experienced since you are still “young”. For instance I traveled to from Pennsylvania by hitchhiking at age 16 to The Great Lakes, Key West , Fl, Tijuana, BC, MX, along the Cali Coast to LA, SF, Berkeley, and back by age 17. I love Yuma as well, live there 6 months splitting with The Philippines, 🇵🇭, Costa Rica, traveling, Not with an RV either.
Small town, with many pubs, taverns, bars, sport bars, many excellent mom & pop restaurants, great Mexican food. All the off- roading you want, lots of fishing, hiking, exploring and not far from PHX or San Diego! Great little town!🍻✌️
And plenty of hunting!
@@tronaboron2064 two legged coyotes yelp the best...xD
We live in the Yuma foothills area, about 12 miles east of the city proper. No industry here, most residents are either retired or "snowbirds," seasonal visitors here for the winter warm weather. You'll see vehicle license plates from all over America, and many from Canada, and of course Mexico. Jeff presented a good, objective description of Yuma's limited attractions, in spite of which, in 2022 we are observing a housing and retail boom in the foothills area, including new medical offices. I guess satisfying Old People can be an industry too!
Yup, I'm one of those Canadian snowbirds. Yuma is great for getting your supplies and the restaurants but I don't spend my days in Yuma. Bring your winter coat if going to Yuma. The weather pattern is 2 weeks on, 1 week off. Some years, those 2 weeks are hot, other winters, those two weeks are cold. And, then there is the wind ... I go there for the sun and warmth. Yuma is a very safe city too. Fortuna Foothills is east of the city proper and has all the services anyone would need; it's far more than mobile homes! The other places mentioned in Arizona along the Colorado also have no industry, most have no military or large hospitals either. Winters are colder than Yuma.
We are, hopefully you’ll get to be old as opposed to a premature exit from a long life’s journey. Enjoy!
I am retired, 80, alone, living in Yuma. Gets hotter than Hades (literally) during mid-summer, sometimes at 117 degrees, even as high as 120 once. I stay indoors in summer, except for grocery trips ------- only early mornings.
Leaving the grocery store is critical since I need to transfer grocery bags from my cart into my car and must move quickly. (!!!!)
At high temperatures, my eyeballs actually dry up, so I squint when outside to avoid roasting my eyeballs.
BUT, I still prefer Yuma to Southern California where I came from ---- go figure!!!!!
People are actually nice here. Even people I have met before. (!!!)
That's why people like it here. People are really, genuinely nice, here.
Really like that.
You might want to look at glasses specific to dry eye conditions (they seal in around your eyes and help keep your moisture in. (you can get them either clear or prescription)
Moved to Yuma 20 years ago from the east coast. I love living in Yuma and the dry hot weather. Yuma is great if you have health issue were you cannot tolerate the cold. Moving to Yuma changed my life, from having to be indoors all the time to having the freedom to thrive due to Yuma's hot temperatures year round.
It bothers me that some people berate Yuma. It is a lovely area and for a small/mid sized town you have everything you need including Art. I think I will have a retirement place there and another in the Northwoods for the hotter months. Anyway, glad you are appreciating all the Desert and SW has to offer. Peace.
So happy for you. I'm from the east coast as well, and the cold weather has been increasingly detrimental to my health and mental. Also, my vitamin d levels are dangerously low. It's hard to keep up. So happy for you and your move. I appreciate the Mountains out in Pennsylvania, but the cold is becoming much for me.
Love it here it's near San Diego and Vegas and the homes are unbelievable price
Moving here in a few months from the east coast ,looking forward to it.bring it on sunshine and no humidity 😎😊👍
You’ve never really experienced Yuma and have probably never been there, yet you’re making a video of whether people should move there or not...yeah ok.
Agreed, this guy makes generalizations, knows nothing of the community...good that he lives in Phoenix, may all the folks in Phx and California: stay put...good place to live. 300 miles to both Las Vegas & L.A., 160 miles to both Phx or SD, across the border to Algodones the cleanest livest border town in Mexico which has 4000 tourist a day. Yuma has 4 supercenters, not any traffic getting around to where ever you want to go, lots of beautiful homes too. If you want the big City...Go to Las Vegas, of The Valley of the Sun communities! If you bring manufacturing to Yuma, you have it good!
You said that there isn't really much to do in Yuma, which i agree with, but only from a certain perspective. It depends how you live your life. Technically you could go to the most rural, dead, "boring" place in the world, and you could still have fun and a good time there. What matters is your energy, if you have the right inspiration, energy and motivation, im sure you could have a great time in Yuma. Not everybody likes big and shiny cities. But hey, i see where you're coming from :)
You are the most honest and thought processing person I have come a across in a while. RESPECT. Never change that part about you. The world needs many more of you.
lots of inferences about a place you have no idea about. Lots of things to do here, centrally located. Close to beaches (mexico, or SoCal) or snow and skiing ( Flag staff or So Cal).. oh and we do have running water and plumbing!! The Airport is Big and mostly is used for MCAS (Marine Corp Air Station). But does have commercial flights to Phoenix. But it can support a 747 every once in awhile when the President decides to land Air Force one. Yuma is a quiet place that doubles it population in the Winter.
I worked and lived in Death Valley over 25 years. Retired to Pahrump NV 6 Years ago. As the years move on the cold here is not my friend. And hope to be moving to Yuma next couple of years. I miss the heat! I like it around 105. I feel good then. Stayed in Juma for a couple days 5, 10 years back. Didn't get enough of it then. Looking forward to the move!!! PEACE BRO
I was born and raised in Yuma, Arizona. I would love to move back. There's so much history in Yuma. Several films were filmed in Yuma. Lute's Casino is a great history night life. The prison is historical. It is a great place to live.
Love lutes casino.
Wow everyone loves Yuma I’m moving there soon leaving my lifelong home San Diego 😎
If I had a good paying job in San Diego and only needed to report to the office a couple days a week... I would buy a nice home in Yuma with a travel trailer and live in my trailer while I needed to be in SD.
Thanks for the video Jeff. I'm planning on moving to Yuma in 10 years or so. I don't like major metropolitan areas so it is preferable to me over Phoenix.
Yuma is AWESOME for one form of recreation - herping, which is searching for reptiles. Within the herpetology community, the area around Yuma is renowned for being able to find many of the rarer species. I spent a week in and around Yuma in June two years ago and absolutely loved it!
People - do your own research. This guy is just reading information to you without any first hand knowledge of what he is talking about. This is just another reason to be careful on You Tube. However, maybe you should stay away. It's nice and laid back here.
My family have been there since 1870's when it was just all dirt! They were in Dome (no defunct) then I n Yuma, lots of family there...
@@tronaboron2064 hi, can you give me an idea about what the local politics are like in Yuma? Thanks.
I live in yuma, it is very green and lush. Yes we have desert but we have a lot of vegetation too. Beautiful lakes and river. The weather averages out to 80% year round with August and July yes extremely hot but we like it. A safe great community that thrives.
Hi Freya, Norse sister, I've lived all over the desert from New mexico to Utah, and nevada since 2012,,, Yuma is on my list but not till 2023 or 2024. Can't wait !
Glad to see Norse sisters in the desert 🙋🏼♀️
He emphasized "greenery". People don't move to Yuma, or the southwest in general, for trees and shrubs. People move there for abundant sunshine and a warm, dry climate.
Not to mention the low cost of living, especially compared to California.
It was settled because someone's wagon wheel fell off and was never fixed. It was 119 yesterday in the foothills and easily 135 at the dunes.. I'd say the place is on 🔥. Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Golfing, Rock hounding, Mine exploration, Off roading is about it. Quartzsite is where the rock hounds sell their rocks/treasures. You either love it or hate it. I personally love it.
It's 105 today, last two weeks 115-120. Thought I'd come back 2 years later 😂.
We love the heat and non crowded Yuma between May - November. We live along a tropical stretch of prime diving resorts in the very friendly country across the Pacific where English is the legal language: the Philippines, once an USA colony(1898-1946) Beautiful & affordable! Great place to balance our life’s journeys!
We are thinking about moving to Yuma from Augusta, Georgia. It’s so humid In Augusta.
Dry heat is definitely better than wet heat
I’m from GA heading there. How is it?
Yuma already has turned into something. The snowbird capitol of the US. It's cold here in most of the country now with snow and freezing rain in the forecast for the next few days with highs in the low to mid 30's where I'm at. Yuma's forecast is 75,75,75,75,75,75,76,78, with sunshine every damn day! Yuma is the cat's meow during the coldest months of winter! Who says you have to live there year round? I am considering wintering in Yuma during the coldest winter months with my elderly mother because she hates the cold and I believe the sunshine will do her good.
Yuma has nothing on Bullhead City. Literally hell on earth during the summer.
Yuma is way hotter than Bullhead city
I Heard Bullhead city was named after all the guys and girls like to give Head. Is that true ?
@@lexip7297 Bullhead is hotter in raw temperature, but Yuma has days where it gets very humid, while still being well over 100 degrees
So when you say Yuma may eventually turn into something, what you mean, whether intentional or not, is Yuma may eventually get very expensive. The more popular an area, the more expensive it is.
I loved living in Yuma for the fact that I was born there and since i was born there I got used to the weather and temp very fast but that doesn’t mean I didn’t need a fan
I was stationed at MCAS Yuma during most my time in the Marines. I really had no complaints. But if you REALLY want to feel the heat, go hang out on a flightline all day.
WTI 2X winter/summer 1980 VMA-AW-224. Semper Fi. I used to walk into town to hit the bar. I loved the place. Moved to Mesa, Az. in 85'. Florida now and I hate it. Humidity I had plenty of at CPNC.
Great fishing and hunting as well!!
Really??
I lived in Yuma for 5 years. Absolutely loved it! Hope to get back there soon.
Where do you live now?
We came here two years ago and fell in love with Yuma! You should have shown the Palms shopping center with everything you could want! Lakes to swim in and fish! History and ghost towns to explore! Sir, I love your site but you really missed it with Yuma!! The places we could show you! By the way Prison Hill Brewery, Awesome food!!
If you dislike my hometown so much ....Move!
Yo do Yuma absolutely no justice! Why shit on a city experiencing mass gentrification, with so much to offer? It’s a sleepy little town, with character. Yuma International Airport has flights into DFW and Phoenix, that will then take you wherever you want! Nearby Senator Wash, Squaw Lake, Hidden Shores, and Martinez Lake offer boating, camping, and OHV. Gordon’s Well, and Buttercup (part of ISDRA aka Glamis) are 30 minutes away. The weather is not all that different that Phoenix, so you portrayed that in a not-so-honest manner. For people who work remote, or travel for work (like traveling tradesmen), its a great option. Yuma Foothills, and Fortuna Foothills have beautiful Adobe-style homes, and great schools. You’re 2 1/2 hours from a San Diego! Not to mention a stones through from Palm Springs. I almost forgot to mention beautiful weather in Spring, Fall, and Winter, low Taxes, and cheap Housing (for now). Yuma is definitely geared for people who love the outdoors, but still has lots to offer beyond outdoor recreation.
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Left NY to come to Yuma and we love it. NY we had to deal with shoveling snow, here we go from AC to AC in the summer. LOL WE LOVE IT.
Yuma is not hotter than most other desert cities in the US - Phoenix is hotter, for one example
Yuma is the sunniest city in the world - that’s how it’s weather is special
Stay healthy. (If you need medical attention, you’re better off crossing the border into Mexico.)
The Colorado river used to "dump" into the ocean more than 50 years ago. Not anymore. It gets used up to water agriculture in Southern California, so it ends a few miles after the US border...
jcrnda true
Both of you are mistaken...there is still plenty of water. It does not reach the ocean because right at the Arizona/Mexico/California border(yes, all 3 meet at a common point), the river is diverted by morelos dam westward into mexico. I work for a federal agency that keeps track of how much water is flowing at that point. The river used to naturally flow into mexico, and we(U.S.A) didnt just hold the water from them so there is a treaty agreement that mexico is allotted a certain ammount of water per year and we CAN NOT break that treaty! BUT we also dont want to give them too much, so we measure multiple times a week to make sure we're spot on. Mexico has no way of storing water, so we gave them the courtesy of letting them "order" the ammount of water that they receive day by day. But you're right, the Colorado no longer reaches the ocean but that's only because the river is diverted. Look up Morelos Dam Colorrado river on google maps and you'll see how its diverted from flowing south to flow west.
Would take Yuma all day over Lake Havasu...it's not even close...💥YUMA!💯
BEER IS CHEAP IN YUMA!!!🍻
Love my Arizona, hubby and I retired and moved to Yuma, we’re so glad, here it’s beautiful, I’ll take Yuma heat, over snow, rain, humidity from the North East
Where can I live there? AirBnB shows a few places but 3000usd a month for small run down shacks
I am thinking of moving to Yuma. Do cars have to be inspected every year? Am not talking about emissions I mean safety inspections.
Nope. Neither applies here.
Your talking about like in Texas right? Nope but emissions after your car gets tossed certain age.
Always notice that you can do 10 to 15 over the speed limit comfortably. Also my front window shield is cranked but I don't get bothered
been here 15 year. 2008-2023. the safest place i have lived. i love it here. we are so close to 3 different climates in just one 2.5 hrs drive. i’m moving back to michigan the cost of living here is getting stupid. my started home is 1/4 mill. really? it’s the smallest starter home. so imma take the sale of my home and just buy a house out there lol. but legit, yuma makes me feel so safe it’s beautiful.
I love Yuma six years still loving it. I do wish we would get a whatta burger.
As someone who works in the international airport in Yuma, I would like to say that a lot of people come from the north say they have a great time here! On the side note we only have one airline company which is AA that either goes to PHX or DFW, so a lot of connection flights...
Cool video. I live in Yuma and yes working for the military in civilian sector. Would you say Phoenix and Yuma have the same weather as it relates to Summer?
Yuma is on average a couple degrees warmer.
Thk u so much for these videos. It’s making it easier for me to narrow down where I would like to start of in Arizona and so far Tucson wins it for me 🙏👌
I do know that outside of Yuma they do have lettuce crops that are grown there and even harvested in the winter as they ready at that time of the year. I suppose there are alfalfa fields that are grown for feed to cattle, sheep, goats, and horses that is harvested and baled for sale that way. Presence of the military in Yuma is high too, especially with the Yuma Proving Grounds, I am not sure what Air Force Base is there in Yuma. Boarder Patrol would have a high presence there too, most people living in Yuma would be federal government employees there. Retirees would be a large population there too, especially the swells when the snowbirds return for the winter.
The city at the end of the Colorado River in Mexico is El Golfo, as I saw on the local TV stations that are broadcasted out of Yuma when I was living across the Colorado River from Parker, Arizona.
A little late, but this is way better than Pittsburgh, seriously people think Pittsburgh is so good, but it's a gloomy dump. DON'T MOVE THERE, super depressing. Super cloudy, opposite of Yuma and cold weather. Just an all round, awful place to live.
Excellent and very informative videos. Please keep them coming. Very helpful.
Yuma, love sunshine ☀️ and hot places…Yuma is for me. I need to thaw out. I live in Pennsylvania. 😩
And yes. Lettuce. We have a LOT of lettuce fields. Even have a lettuce festival 😂
Wow my husband did an awning right around the corner from where you're taking this picture that shows on your icon. I helped him with it and it's a beautiful spot I love it
I lived in Yuma for the entire year of 2019. Loved the heat. Good Mexican restraints but you can find that in any city. Go to the movies, OK. Get a Razor go out in the desert look a rocks, scrub brush and ugly dying cactus. That gets old fast. Now what. Snowbirds for the most part are assholes. There is no life in Yuma, old people go there to die. I'm 62 and still have a lot of live in me plus I'm a musician. I could not find a band or much else to do in Yuma. Yes, I loved the heat but there is no life in Yuma unless your old and just want to sit around waiting to die. Here in Lake Stevens Wa. I was in 3 bands. Quit one, taking a break from one so now just one band. I know it rains a lot here, (BUT) water is life, colors change and there is so much more to do. LIFE!
Yuma has to offer such things as the Territorial Prison, Colorado River State Park, a revived Downtown that is home to numerous festivals and activities, Martinez and Mittry Lakes, the Castle Dome Ghost Town and Hull Mine Tours, numerous areas to hike, bike, fish, and camp, the Valley of the Names, and a restored riverfront where you can see wildlife start to reclaim the area, just to name a few things. Yuma also has a lively jazz scene, believe it or not.
Anyone that says there isn't much of anything to do in Yuma simply isn't looking.
Yuma is hot in the Summer, no doubt. Phoenix has caught up due to the massive amount of concrete & asphalt. In the Summer Yuma is generally 2 degrees hotter during the day, but is cooler than Phoenix as Yuma cools down at night. So it is a wash. I lived in Yuma most of my life but spent 40 years living & working around the world. It truly is a dry heat & not nearly as bad as other places. I lived in Maracaibo, Venezuela for two years with 95 degrees & 95% humidity & it was far worse. Another place is Bangkok which is horrible with the humidity, but millions of people live there.
Yuma was just one of them Lake Havasu City has to be next because of the lake and the london bridge.
Yuma looks super hot. I had people who moved there who told me it was a great place to live. But it always seem that way when you first move into a place, it takes at least two years to really know what a place is like and two years still is not enough
Im a Brit but I lived near Kennedy Park, Yuma in the mid 90's.
Im back in the UK again but good times and fond memories.
I left Yuma in 1990 born and raised here, class of 89 Yuma high criminals,I’m coming back,California sucks,see you soon.
Whats the best areas to live if you want to walk and bike to everything? Services, groceries, etc? Good bike infrastructure, etc? Exist in Yuma?
HEY THERE IS EVEN LESS TO DO IN ANY OTHER PART OF AZ. YUMA IS THE HUB OF THE WHEEL. EASY ACCESS TO LAUGHLIN NV LAS VEGAS PAHRUMP NV SAN DIEGO PALM SPRINGS LOS ANGELES PHX TUCSON AND ROSARITO TJ\AND ROCKY POINT !!!! AND CHEAP TO LIVE. WE DONT WANT TO GROW. !!! KEEP UP THE BEARISH LOOK . IT IS AZ PALM SPRINGS WITHOUT THE KWEERZ CAPISCH?
Grew up in ca. Family made a 3 week vacation almost every summer to palm springs 110-115 degrees was common. I like the desert heat. Good if you have arthritis.Been on the east coast for 35+ years getting close to 60 years of age. Tired of the cold and of course shoveling snow. Im set on Az period, but sure what city. I like the fact its close to mexico. Day trips on the weekend is appealing.
The Wikipedia info used is outdated. We have two major military installations; one being MCAS Yuma that shares the runway of the Yuma International Airport. We are the winter vegetable capital of the world. Our farming industry brings in over $3 billion in annual revenue with 230,000 acres in crop production. I wouldn’t call it “a little bit of farming”. Yuma County, not the City, currently has a population of over 320,000 with a huge influx of winter visitors 6 months out of the year; significantly increasing our population during the winter months. The Yuma Visitor’s Bureau and the Yuma Chamber of Commerce have a plethora of factual information about our community if anyone would like to know more.
Just discovered discovered your channel a few days ago and I love it. Thanks for all the useful information... I plan on moving to the Washington DC area to the Phoenix area soon.
You will come back! D.C. is a jungle of misfits. I know I lived there for 25 years.
Ever since the 310 to Yuma remake, I've always wanted to visit.
I live in Colorado for 20 years but I m thinking of moving to Arizona for a change. One of my best friend move to yuma arizona.
Can you do a video on Bullshead
Live in Yuma 2 years from Minnesota it's not that bad
Does anyone have any information about the ghost lights up on that mountain?
I've been to yuma Arizona alot IAM also from Yuma but it's a rough town but I loved it an it's hot
Full time resident and NOT leaving. By the way, AMERICAN AIRLINES Flys out of Yuma. You Need to visit personally. This report is not 100% accurate.
Escaped California after 70 years.
Yuma is a Great place.
Man you get around Lol . I looked up Yuma because a job site had it listed . I’ve only been to Phoenix & Tucson
I would rather live in Yuma because it is a smaller town and closer to California. It is also not that far from the PHX area.
Jeff. Where would you live? I am trying to figure out where to move.
Used to live in Somerton and loved it. Also too many snow birds.
Its a great airport, You can fly to Phoenix or Texas and get a flight any where in the world.. Yuma to Phoenix. about 30 minutes , sure beats driving! We moved here from the Washington D.C. area. Like leaving from Bedlam to peace.
I live in Yuma
Three big pillars to the economy in Yuma. The military with two bases, a 4 billion dollar agriculture industry & 80,00/90,000 Winter visitors. There is more industry than maybe he thinks. If he wishes to say "there is not much there" I think he needs to do a little more study. There is an enormous warehouse being built South of Yuma for products coming from Mexico. With China failing Mexico is becoming one of the worlds biggest producers of products.
A lot more to Yuma than you touch on, I moved my factory from Oxnard, California there rather than source product from China. I set up a maquiladora, or twin plant and saved many US mfg jobs & helped give Mexicans work, back in 1992-2005. Until Chinese lower cost products(with questionable quality) dwere bought by the mass merchandisers which supply the end users...you guys out! NOT OUR GREAT FRIENDS ACROSS THE PACIFIC IN CHINA, as we Americans sold ourselves out of manufacturing for buying stuff cheap, my fellow PATRIOTS...Yuma is a proud host to the Marine Air Station & Army Proving Grounds THINKING SHORT TERM HAS ITS CONSEQUENCES ....
What did your factory make?
@@Mikeesocal69 my company made household and automotive scented products. Included since 1967 in Santa Monica, Ca was fruit flavored incense, potpourri, blotter air fresheners, pump sprays, scented matches etc. Our markets started with “head shops”, gift & card, record stores in the 60s. Starting in the 70s the Drug & supermarket chains, and mass merchandisers, as well as private brands for AVON, Revlon etc in the late 70s thru 1990s. Our auto air fresheners sold to chains like Pep Boys, TTS(NY), car washes nationwide. We dominated our competition the western part of the USA . Four foot sections in supermarkets Ralph’s, Vons, Raley’s , Stater Bros. Both Florida & Texas were very good markets. Sold many old chain sold stores like FW Woolworth, WT Grant. Drug chains : Walgreens, Fred Meyer…, Montgomery Ward, 7-Eleven, Family Dollar, 99 cent stores, Odd lot stores… great run for 38 years, started with $25. Many newspaper articles, People Magazine, Wall Street Journal, radio interviews, TV shows “Regis Phibin” about me & my company “The Olfactory Corp” I was elected by my industry as president AIMA( American Incense Manufacturers Association). Traveled the world, by day a businessman, nights as a percussionist, Brazilian & jazz, pop, rock, Latin. Thank you. Please check out my CZcams channel that I just started Fred B. Block, subscribe , 👍 if you think I should continue
@@Mikeesocal69 Scented household and automotive products: Air fresheners . First company to make and market fruit-scented incense, body oils, and essential oils. The Olfactory Incense Co originated the world's first Strawberry Incense in 1967 in Santa Monica, CA. We originally sold to "psychedelic stores", gift, card, and record stores. The product line expanded into shampoo & conditioners(unsuccessfully), however, its products moved into the mass markets nationwide, in Canada, and Mexico, Supermarket, Drug stores, convenience store chains...7-11, Woolworth, WT Grant, Mongomery Ward, Walgreen, Fred Meyer, Ralph's, Von's, Publix, Kroger, Pep Boys, TSS(NY/Automotive), Car washes...we manufactured in West Los Angeles, Oxnard, California moving our manufacturing operations to Yuma in 1992. We made products for companies such as Revlon, Avon Products, under their own brands. I started with $25 in November 1967, with a pregnant wife while working at a rubber stamp manufacturing biz in Santa Monica. At my pre-induction military exam for the draft(NOV 1967) in LA, I was deferred 3A, thus starting my biz. I set up operations in San Luis Rio del Colorado, Sonora, MX to survive rather than go to Asia where most of my botanical raw materials were exported to us in the USA. I saved as many USA-based jobs as possible and kept jobs for Mexicans rather than going to Asia. Funny, that all of us are both consumers and workers. If we buy the same products that are 70% of the quality of USA-made goods elsewhere like PRCs, we may be forcing our industry out of business, or to import a cheaper product. That was why China became a powerhouse and economic monster, a real competitor to the developed world's industries. SUPPLY AND DEMAND EXPLAINS much of our HISTORY AS we became civilized. I was elected by my competitors' trade industry's president to deal with issues affecting Incense in the 1970s. American Incense Manufacturers Association. In the Nationwide newspapers, People Magazine Dec 13, 1976, on TV, Regis Philbin, George Putnam on radio Casey Kasum, starting 1976 there are articles which deal with my company and me.
An international airport is just an airport that receives or sends flights abroad, which requires a US Customs office there. I'm sure that they get some flights from Mexico, cargo if nothing else.
You will have to make a new video. In just two years, things have changed.
What has changed? Thanks
You left out Agriculture as a major employer in Yuma.
Thnx for honesty.
Instead of going to san diago to the beach we go to Puerto Vallarta beach.
Add 3 high-speed rail lines linking San Diego, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, Yuma all of a sudden becomes a VERY enticing place to relocate to (especially if you're single with ZERO desire of having a family at all, like me 😅👌). Still on my short list of potential candidates to check out should I finally feel it necessary to pack up and leave my hometown of Los Angeles for good, which I seriously hope that day never comes for me...
Actually Lake Havasu City have less people than Yuma, around 50,000
I would like to know more about Apache Junction and Gold Canyon
Great retirement town
Apache junction, better known by the police as " AJ " is riddled with meth addicts and trashy people.
@@gentlespiritdavis With Mormon Cops.
That whole area, of which I am familiar, has changed.
Very informative without the hype (great)
Santee is between hwy 67 and hwy 52, northern, eastern san diego county.
We do have a large military base. MCAS. YPG is still active, but not as much as it used to be. We also have Barry Goldwater.
They do alot of military testing in the area.
Border Patrol. Well yea. LoL.
Now. In winter the temps are great. But the population MORE then doubles. Its nuts. FH has more winter vidtors then town so around my house in summer is nice a quiet. And can still see the stars.
I was born here and moved back after college hiatus. Everyone says all we want to do is leave, and we all end up back somehow lol. What is nice location wise is its litterally less then 3 hours from Phoenix or San Diego. So a day trip to either is an easy trip
If you want to surive the summer you need to get your A/C checked in May
Hopefully it'll be the least place the Corona virus will wanna stick around because of the heat
thats where i am going to be moving to in October because of my MS and it is a little more affordable alot more than here in CT
what is a safe area in yuma az near grocery stores
I did not realize anyone lived in Yuma on purpose.
Charles Heller mostly migrant workers or military
We moved there, and are still scratching our heads! Actually, it was to be close to our toddler grandchildren. When they are older we'll likely move back to civilization. Seriously, it's a small town with a heavy does of Mexico and a limited diversity of activities. Funny, when we tell locals that we actually live there, they say (with a surprised expression): "Really?". Guess even after 4 years we still look like outsiders....
After the military, well the schools for kids are decent plus the cost of living's way less than San Diego. Plus, 3 hours to Phoenix or San Diego and only 5 to Vegas, its not a bad place to be. Hot? yes, but no hurricanes, etc
I do. And I love it here, thank you. For all I know, you're just another Phoenix area resident that bashes Yuma when you know nothing about the area. Instead of judging the book by the cover, read it.
Same. I also live in Yuma, Lived in big cities before. Loved it back then, but now Yuma is just fine. Less crazyiness and cities are 3 hours in each direction.