Why Are People Leaving Arizona?
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- čas přidán 16. 09. 2021
- As you know many people are moving to Arizona. But did you know many people are also leaving Arizona. So what would cause someone to want to leave Arizona after living here for a short time. In this Arizona guide we discuss the main reasons people are leaving Arizona. Whether you are considering moving to Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott, Flagstaff, Yuma or another small Arizona town.
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10 Reasons why people should NOT move to Phoenix czcams.com/video/N8oY7MeS2b8/video.html
Looking at the heat u can tell why
I bought my 1st home at 21 for 87k sold for 197k, 2nd home 170k and sold for 320k, 3rd 300k and sold for 589k and buyers paid all closing costs expenses etc... It is possible and very lucrative as long as all steps and details are followed.
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I worked my ass off with 2 full time jobs and extras on the weekend. Saved up 25k and handed that over to my financial Adviser to put down and for investing. So I continued working my ass off and in less than three months I was able to lay my hands on my first property.
Some people are just not happy, no matter where they move to.
@ChannelsWithNamesSuck Really? What has destroyed it?
@ buyerofsorts
California liberals
Bingo
@@cal7121 y’all blame everything on California “liberals” and not our crapy governor. 🤦🏽♂️
Exactly. And if one thinks there is a promised land somewhere they are wrong. Go back home to the same stuff you left it for.
As a 3rd generation Californian, I sympathize with your pain. Turns out that when enormous amounts of people migrate to an area, it screws everything up.
"stay where you were born" Brilliant take.
@Joshua Thomas that's your twisted take. I just sympathize with the pain of an area overwhelmed by migration when thr infrastructure doesn't keep up
@@JoshuaThomas-cl5oq could you elaborate on your comment before I comment and possibly slam dunk you?
call somewhere paradise...
kiss it goodbye
thx America for ruining Hawaii
Yeaa just imagine what the native Americans felt like.
I've lived in AZ my whole life (almost 29), and for the longest time didn't think I would want to leave. All of my friends are here, it has beautiful scenery, a lot of recreation potential, no natural disasters, etc. Yeah, the summers suck, but I got used to that a long time ago. I have realized I need a change in pace and my wife and I (with kid on the way) are trying to move to the east coast to be around family. However, what should have been a more gradual transition has become an immediate desire to vacate. It has become far too crowded. Rising house prices and "luxury" apartments going up on every corner are making it way too unaffordable, even on a combined 6-figure income. The California drivers are mixing in with the already bad Arizona drivers and I have been in far too many close call accidents because of it. Places and activities that helped AZ feel unique have quickly become muddled with way more tourists or new residents, making it increasingly difficult to enjoy a weekend outing. This isn't the place I used to love anymore. It's just an extension of California.
Same thing in Oregon.
Most of the population increase of the USA is due to (mass) immigration, not natural births of citizens.
@@robinpowell2712 Screw Oregon. Voting Democrat means voting for mass immigration and overpopulation of the USA. Oregon voters did it to themselves. Immigration is responsible for most of the population growth.
Where are all the people coming from? Same here in western Colorado. Our little city is exploding with population and becoming impossibly expensive. Snarled traffic, utility work, road work, expensive rental apartments everywhere. 😢
@@LittleOrlaCALIFORNIA
I lived in Phoenix. People go from their air conditioned houses to their air conditioned cars to their air conditioned places of work, to their air conditioned malls and restaurants....and then brag about how nice the weather is.
I agree with you. People relocate and think that their problems will magically disappear...but tho old unfixed problems have a way of coming back.
An air-conditioned life sound like the whole state of Texas, 24/7, 12 months out of the year! At least they are relatively humble in Phoenix. In Dallas they wear spurs on their cowboy boots acting like they got a big spread with these gaudy huge belt buckles with nuggets of rhinestones shining out like an appendage! What they call Texas Culture is a dead steer skull head staring back at you everywhere you look. They put it up on a hook and frame it in their meat wagon restaurants. The perfect symbol for my death valley years I spent in Texas. Worse days of my life. Don't mess with Texas. Keep driving!
@@edwardlagrossa1246 mmmmmmm......meat wagon!
@@kristendithomas3522 Right on, and that's' exactly why I moved out there. The only people who brag about the nice weather are the people who live indoors all summer. (very large percentage)
I love Arizona lived in Mesa also Phoenix moved back up north for my Wife and I hate it so bad the snow and rain makes me sick I’m going to purchase a home in Laveen she’s just going to have to accept it
@@princerasheed286 Bold move.
I lived in Arizona for over 60 years and moved to Missouri last year. The cost of living became insane.
It is because of Texas or California people moving in.
I lived in Tucson 20 years from Nj. :eft family behind I was a 20 year old newlywed. I adapted many good lifestyle changes in Arizona. Of course many years of homesickness for family,but I had my 2 children and made the best of it. We lived in poverty alot but my kids didnt turn out spoiled they learned what was really valuable.They also benefitted from the outdoors and natural beauty and had experience with mountains and hiking and enjoyed the southwest history and lifestyle. The things you give up are replaced with other good things.
I returned to Nj after 20 years in Tucson to be with Mother s she was getting old. I am still in Nj. Not happy here too expensive and worse weather, stuck inside all year. Now I feel stuck and wish I could move back to Tucson.
@@catherinetesoro6714 it’s expensive here aswell go to Idaho instead tbh
I have 10 acres in southern Missouri , I plan on moving too . I currently live in phoenix & it suck’s
I sure am glad you report or the larger metro cities!! I live in Arizona and I love it!! Keep focusing on metro and look the other way when speaking of smaller towns! Don't want my area getting any bigger than it already is!
As a Ohioan, I never really looked at our brutally cold winters as a “friend” until I saw your show. If that keeps too many folks from moving here, I’m all for it. Thank you Arizona.
Really glad that we are dominated by conservative ideologies, Sodom and Gomorrah didn't fare very well against God's wrath.
If you from
Ohio get out this comment section
Bro stf as much as I here bout Ohio down in Ohio yeah okay start with the competition is over for the whole America
@@baconeggs9757 you sound like someone from one from Ohio
I've lived all over Arizona since 1991. I love the heat and I love nature. But the insane numbers of people moving here on the daily has caused overcrowding, traffic, and a serious lack of affordable housing. I wish we would've regulated vacation rentals when we had the chance. It breaks my heart to see how much my home has changed in the last few years.
It because California peoples moving here causing the rent price go up
same I'm a third generation Arizonan, I'm 24 decent economic status. Not poor, not rich. Owning a home doesn't look like it's in my future here. I guess we're looking towards the midwest to fulfill our dream of having a family & owning our own home. Really really sad I might have to leave. :(
@@adamwhite202 actually I think it was more zillow and other big corporations buying houses & flipping them for profit, you should look into it online it's crazy interesting. I wonder if we can regulate that & prevent it from happening.
@@SB-ht8uo with everything going on I hope these invester lose everything
I feel the same way here in Texas, small towns swallowed up by traffic and endless tract homes
Been here 12 years. Leaving as soon as my current lease is up (6 mos). Sooooo tired of rush hour being 12 noon to 6 pm. Sooooo tired of no rain during monsoon season except for every 6 years. Soooo tired of 110+ heat EVERY FRICKING DAY, summer or winter. And the Rent has DOUBLED in the last two years. Done with it.
Back to Podunkville?
Every 6 years??
Why?
If Phoenix ain't cheap, I'm not putting up with that heat.
Monsoons were huge this year .
I want to leave this @%#^# hole too. Moved from SA to AZ for what high prices! 600,000 for 1 bed 1 bath in Scottsdale 900sqft go %@^# yourself Arizona.
You bring up such great points! Especially about not fixing the root cause of a problem from where you were and thinking AZ is going to solve all your issues. Also, for me, if your family and friends are not here, it makes it difficult to live here permanently. Thanks for your input. You are definitely pro-Arizona and so am I.
One thing not mentioned is that if you have chronic pain - it is BETTER here. My mother comes to visit regularly. She has bad arthritis & noticed her pain was much better here. I know a few others who have said the same thing.🌵😎✌🏽🇺🇸
@@davisholman8149 Yep, because being outside is like wearing a full size heat pack. =)
I’m second generation Arizona! My grandchildren are 3rd and now great grandchildren are 4th generation natives. This state has grown in population rapidly since my parents were born, and my problem with this is twofold. Arizona has lost so much farmland to homes and businesses, and the biggest is the water supply. I was born and raised in northern Arizona.
I moved here from Anchorage, AK with my husband, and our 11 month old baby. My husband works for UPS 10 -12 hours shift 6 days a week during this crazy heat. He doesn't complain about it because that's not going to change anything. Plus every place has its pros and cons. So far we are extremely happy and the people are very nice. Alaska is a beautiful state, but the long dark winters was hard specially now that we have a baby.
same in '86 .... STILL SO HAPPY to be outside!
Welcome to Az. Wherever you and family are, stay vigilant and safe. God bless...
Worked a few summers in Alaska, beautiful state.
My wife is considering Alaska as a place for us to move to (getting out of California before the rest of the country builds a wall to keep us in). From what I can tell, Alaska really is gorgeous in the summer and fall.
@@barryon8706 Whoa ! I thought the same thing about Alaska and THE WALL - ONLY 5 YRS AGO ! (HUMPH !!!!!!)
- (Still Cribbing in Calif 😱 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
We lived in AZ since the 1978, it was a very nice place for family to live. People were friendly , respectful, neighborly and safe. Now, we have people coming from places and they bring their attitude and forget why they move to AZ. The alter our way of life. Hope the heat will return them to where they come.
It's becoming "little chicago" in too many places, and they brought the shitty attitudes. It's starting to suck bad.
Do you think most people moved to Arizona because of the people living there? They went there because it was a decent enough place to live without breaking the bank. It still cheap compared to the nicer neighborhoods in California.
Funny part thing since forever people been moving to Arizona. From what I noticed that people who lived in arizona for a long time “not born and raised” have the mentality this is their state and they are such a Karen and pathetic 🤣
@@drewt1081 hahah you must of barely lived here kid. It was the Wild West before way more crazier
@@benevolent2077 I would love to live in Arizona in the 1880's. Pristine country. Much safer than my Philadelphia right now.
Home since 1970 It has been heartbreaking to see my city become what it has become.
Too much Californians...
What happened?
@@ImtoPreppyForThisWorld why too many california people moved to arizona?
@@ImtoPreppyForThisWorld Let me get this straight: every Californian that moves to AZ is a registered democrat, love the current administration, love Gavin Newsome and have single-handedly changed the state? They love CA taxes so much and the cost of CA living that they moved to AZ to still live the same way? You have no idea what you are talking about. Every person I know that has left CA in the last few years since I have moved back here since leaving the service are republicans that hate our current state and federal leadership, they are fed up with the high tax rate and additional taxes we pay in CA to give other people health care, are fed up with "california compliant" gun and vehicle laws, and are sick of elections being worthless because democrats and democratic policies always prevail. A ballot was just passed that has banned flavored tobacco because it influences teens. The ballot was aimed at vape but also included all flavors of dipping tobacco and now people such as myself can't buy Copenhagen wintergreen long cut because these people think they should be able to choose what people put in their body. Every culture has a counter culture and there is a huge counterculture of country, lifted 4X4 vehicle, tobacco chewing, off-road driving, gun loving, working and tax paying people in CA. But, according to you, it seems, all the people from the coastal counties are moving to AZ. The people in the coastal counties are the ones that determine how we live in CA, not the other way around. Those same people like living here. I'm sure you believe that I love it here and am even more thrilled to stay here after receiving my $806 registration renewal fee for my Ford F-250.
I moved here in 2003. I am leaving with the next 9 months PRECISELY because I no longer consider AZ a viable option as a solution to the next stage for my family's interests.
Moving out of Maricopa County serves little purpose PRECISELY because the AZ state executive governance is basicslly usurped by the electoral voting patterns of this and Pima Co. (Tucson).
The "progessive" economic, social engineering, and medical and educational indocrination will invest ALL state agencies, will infest private sector policy initiatives especislly when services are provded by private contractors with state agencies-those policies will be applied to private consumers because as a secondary but uniform effect of anticipated "woke" executive order contracyor mandates- it will become too costly for private conteactor companies to seperate out from Hobbs anticipated draconian mandates.
Lawsuits against said mandates will consime taxpayer funding to the Attorney General's office facing increased litigation.
Entitled voters are ruining this once vibrant state. Sad.
Been here in Surprise for two years and I have a swimming pool in are back yard that makes it easier and have got usest to the heat, so I love it here! I have always loved the dessert too!
Moving here from Oklahoma 10 years ago, everyday seems like living in a beautiful resort town. No shitty freezing winters, no old moldy smelly weathered buildings everywhere, no pollen/grass induced allergy problems, no tornados, clean roadways, no constant cow shit smell, no labyrinth maze roads, very few creepy crawlies, etc. - The summer heat sucks, but I don’t work an outdoor labor job anymore so it doesn’t phase me.
There’s a night and day difference on how well Phoenix takes care of it’s roadway appearance and general landscape upkeep compared to many Midwest cities.
I think it takes living in another shitty state to truly appreciate how beautiful Arizona is and how good people have it here.
Agreed! Thank you~
I have lived in crummy climates and I can tell you, being here is paradise! Yup - I've gotten used to the summers > don't mind the heat but the humidity's killing' me! and realized one has to take the 'good with the bad'. No place checks all the boxes but for this ol' desert rat, my beloved Arizona is top of the line!!!
1000% yes - I'm from Texas and going back is sad. Phoenix is a well kept, well-designed city/metro.
Very few creepy crawlers?! What? Yeah…so many rattle snakes and scorpions here in New England! Lol
Well the one thing the Midwest(oklahoma) has that most western states don't, is morals and common sense and we know and follow how the constitution of this country was meant to be followed lol.
@@jessstone7486 I've been saying that for years....its always the locals who do all the complaining and it sounds like the pool this blogger is drawing from their ages range from 13 to 17 if you ask me.
I moved here from NY and I love the Heat. Do not miss the shoveling and shivering and the high humidity in the summer.
Go back to ny
Having lived in the Midwest for most of our lives, we really appreciate being in Arizona with the dryer heat and no snow. But, if we want, we could always drive to other areas in Arizona if we want to have snow. 😊
@@preacherman85379 why so much hate? And your name is preacherman😂? Whether they are from New York or California, they are Americans! They are free to move anywhere they want in their country (USA). Who are you to tell people where to move? Do you own the state of AZ? You don’t even own your trailer, so quit being self appointed authority telling people where they can live!
@@moitranac6351 Thank you. Maybe preacherman should leave. lol
@@preacherman85379 Get a life, and don't hate.
Bravo! Excellently presented and very fair. Best of luck!
Thank you Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2023 God Bless you and all of your family.
What you said at the end of the video reminded me of an old saying: "Wherever you go, there you are." You can move all you want, but what many people are looking to fix is inside of themselves. They just don't realize it.
Can't fix weather
Well said.
100 points there! 'You always take the weather with you'. People are moving, emigrating, whatever... and come to realise they encounter exact the same issues...themselves.
We
...we needed to get away from Newsome.
@@tablescissors67 If Calf. changes back to normal I'll move back. Can't beat 300 days of sun, in Santa Cruz it's 72 in summer 60 in winter, never humid, no bugs, rarely rains for 9 months but every plant can grow there, green year round and flowers too. None of that has anything to do with self
There are huge apartment complexes being built all over central Phoenix. The population density is going way up - fast.
People are trouble 😐
Its the same here in Dallas, Texas a lot of new apartment complexes every where
@@lilianaldama760 Most people that are moving in the US are either moving to Maricopa County, AZ or Harris County, TX.
so are rent prices, going up 📈
@@yngwievanwinger1432 haha that's a great name. 🤘
Haven't seen you in awhile although im subscribed to your channel. When you came up on my CZcams timeline, if thats the right word for it. I thought, " i miss her and clicked on it instanly". I like you.
Nicely phrased. A very fine explanation, and the photos were lovely. Being from the Frozen North, where any temperature over 72 (plus sun) is difficult, I would so love to visit. Alas, no. But thank you so very much. Oh, and there are some people that will complain where ever they roam...LOL Happy New Year. All the best, S.
Have lived in AZ for 30 years now. We are now in Sun City in the Phoenix area. Love it here. So much to do. The heat is a bit much at times but I can't complain. It's lovely 70% of the year.
sun cities are retirees' communities and those are like cancer on the state.
Right
He’s describing all the reasons I left Sedona. I am a working person, and I disliked the extreme traffic congestion that was happening and SOOO many tourists
Sedona got ridiculous. Lived there for 20 years. Greed and politics ruined it.
I loved it there, I moved there in 1993 it was a good place to live back then I left in 2004, it was just starting it's expansion, I look at these videos and the more I look at the over population. Things you could do for free there is a fee now.A charge to get close to Bell rock. The traffic. Had to leave.
@@pash9956 it happens to any really nice place….people want to be there…..and more people traveling than ever now. I lived in Telluride for two yrs, 1978-1980. That was when the main street was still dirt and there was no Mountain Village. The residents were divided between keeping it a relatively unknown place or “putting it on the map”…..you see what won
@@pash9956 Politics? Can you elaborate?
Thank you for this video. 👍🏽👍🏽🌅
I left due to horrible traffic, it was nice and then exploded with people and getting around was miserable. The second reason I left was cost of living, things are out of control due to CA people moving in and killing the market, homes that sold for 250 now 575 or more, its a joke if you want to get a new place. The third reason I left is lack of land, you cannot get a yard on a new home, you get a small patio and your neighbor is like 5 feet away. Lastly I left due to poor govt, our state was just upside down and arguing and things went nowhere.
My wife and I lived in Scottsdale then Chandler for about 10 years from 1989 to 1999. Loved every minute we were there. Moved back to the Midwest because of the births of grandchildren. Would move back in a heart beat. Miss everything about it.
Do you miss the cost?
After more than 20 years here one of the biggest reasons we are talking about leaving is to be closer to family back east. The summer heat and pollution have also gotten worse over the years and the water issue is not getting better. The desert is unique and I know many people who love living here. I have enjoyed my time here but am looking forward to moving back to a greener environment.
Great video! Thank you
considering moving to az. I'm from Ca (scary) but I can get along ok with mot folks. your post gave me a lot of good info. thank you .
I moved to Arizona in 1982 and raised my family there. However, all these years later we decided to move to a small state in the northeast essentially because of a family member's poor health. Road rage and agressive drivers, divisive politics, rising APS and water bills, looming water crisis, forest fires, increasing hot season, and on and on. Every place has beauty and something to offer, but it's wonderful to now be in a place with clean air, friendly neighbors, and far away from I-10.
Vermont ? Maine ?
I would move to where there are like minded conservatives as that results in way less stress for me...Calif is Dead with Progressive ideaology and heavy drug issues everywhere.
Smart move, and love the humor! The I-10 & Loop 101 are such nightmares 😂
There are definitely way more cons that outweigh the pros here in Arizona...
With the influx of Californians comes the influx of problems especially if they're demoncrats🤣🤣🤣 Nowadays, if you have a different ideology from them, they either grill you or block you. Gone are those days when we can coexist peaceably.
Yeah I hate I-10 too. It runs through Houston where I live. Hate the heat too. 😒
i can't wait to leave Phoenix after 30 years. "Too Damn Hot" to live. i am moving to Santa Maria, CA where the weather is 20-30 degrees cooler in the summer than Phoenix, AZ..
California has beautiful weather. Except when going down south to imperial Valley and vicinities...it gets hoooot just like Phoenix. Too bad that now buying or renting is impossible, too expensive.
California has beautiful weather. Except when going down south to imperial Valley and vicinities...it gets hoooot just like Phoenix. Too bad that now buying or renting is impossible, too expensive.
Mark lou
Great choice!! I live in central hollywood and Santa monica is much cooler then arizona.
enjoy living in a house that will cost 2-3 times more, enjoy covid lockdowns, enjoy being overrun by homeless and illegals, enjoy Newsome and his BS, enjoy LOL
I agree about the heat. Although, I like the growth, I grew up remembering how limited (sometimes boring)AZ was. Now our arts 🎭 and concerts are so much more abundant. The new restaurants, venues, and things to do, are way better than the past. The cost of living spike is a bit ridiculous, and there is no solid plan to help regular people, afford housing. There are lower priced areas in the country, but they are often much slower paced, and lack strong infrastructure, road and freeway wise. Everything has a trade off. Anyone who can be a snowbird, definitely wins here.
Thanks for your refreshing take on the subject.
Came from idaho 38 years ago. Moving back part time to idaho. Too many reasons to list. I regret moving here and especially raising my kids here. Much better life up north
I think AZ is a really nice place to live no matter what and i planned on moving over to there with my family but i lost all my money i was going to use to buy a house when i made the wrong investment. I really feel like I've let my family down and i don't know what to do
That's so awful dear, i feel for you. A lot of people have been falling prey to wrong investments recently and it's appalling
Sorry about that dear. I'd be willing to refer you to the trader who trades for me. You can make the money you lost back in no time as I started last 6 months with her and I have made over 260,000usd through her. I started with 10,000usd
@@charlieedgar9391 How do I contact your portfolio manager please? I'm also interested
@@charlieedgar9391 Sounds like she knows what she's doing. But how do i contact her to know for myself if what you're saying is really true??
@@davidmartin6226 Vanessa E Burke
Thank you for your videos. I find them accurate, informative, and fun! My wife and I watch your videos then decide on where to visit in Arizona for the day. We appreciate your thoroughness and honesty.
Those California-like housing prices are not a coincidence; you’ve been Californicated. The same thing happened to Las Vegas. Many Californians were in the enviable position of being able to sell their homes for very high prices and move to a more affordable state that was still driving distance from the motherland. To them housing was cheap in Arizona. It didn’t take long for sellers to figure out they could get top dollar for their homes by waiting for the next round of Californians to arrive.
The do what republicans tell you to do. Work longer, work harder, get a second job.
Fantastic info about AZ state. Thank you.
I am here in Southern AZ and love it . Love the heat, the long expansion, the monsoon season . Love to be a desert dweller . The solitude and the dried terrain it’s not for everyone and those who move here need to get used to the heat and the expanses between cities .
Amen..sw too
I am from California and I find the people of AZ to be absolutely AWESOME! I think AZ is so beautiful, even more beautiful than CA! I am having the difficulty with the summer heat, but we can always move up in AZ where it is not as hot as Mesa. We did follow our sons and grand kids, but CA was to oppressive to stay living there. We are too conservative for CA. I love AZ!
Our Radical government will be destroying all of America - one city/state at a time. They don't care about America!!!
Its nice to see such a positive comment. Life can be heaven or hell depending on how you look at it huh? :)
Go back to cali
@Lisa Bell Yup. They don't call AZ Hell's Waiting Room, for nothing. 😄🤘
Go back
Great video! I was introduced to Arizona after my mom moved there.. My girlfriend and I visited and fell in love with the State..We stayed 3 years and the reason we left was to be closer to the Ocean in Oregon..The people of Arizona were excellent,the scenery mind blowing and the western history amazing.. I would be a snowbird if I had the finances to do so.. I have no faults with this great state
Oregon is getting ruined too.
@@robinpowell2712 It's been a disaster for years
Your so cute and i see major healing in You. You have had the guts to film even though your an introvert and it is healing you. Good for you, sweety.
As Brits we’ve visited Arizona a few times and loved it. Flagstaff’s really cool and Phoenix so so hot but great. Drove to Yuma (seen both movies) and a really nice little city. Old prison so interesting. 🙋♂️🇬🇧👍
What did you do in Flagstaff?
Did you vote for brexit stupid?
Check out Tombstone AZ, huge amount of landmarks and gorgeous tours. Ghosts too and reenactors.
Born and raised in AZ, it's honestly my favorite place in our state [besides the massive amount of indigenous ruins you can visit].
Love Flagstaff....mountains and forest, canyon 90 miles away.
Scottsdale is lots of fun - check it out sometime! Oh and Jerome - it's the biggest ghost town in the West, perched on top of Cleopatra Hill and full of old mining structures and museums.
It’s too big, too hot, and the price isn’t right anymore. Used to be the CoL would offset those negatives but not anymore and it’s like that in the entire state. The water situation is bleak too
Over priced
I’ve lived in Az since I was a kid and it’s slowly but surely becoming overpriced
I for one was surprised he never mentioned water
Most people have no idea how bad the drought is going to get. That and increasing crime is why I moved to Florida.
@@avaangel433 it’s hard to imagine he would forget as it’s probably the most pressing issue among Arizonans. However, the crime where I live is manageable and I hate the humidity. I’m not fully worried about water here in Southern Arizona though, we had a great monsoon season. Agriculture will get hit first with the water crisis. I don’t see the purpose of growing water intensive crops in the middle of the desert. That needed to stop 10-15 years ago at the very least
Great video! So true what you share here ! I just moved to AZ and the people are very nice!
What part
Great info
My wife and I retired to Arizona 6 years ago. We will be moving out of state. Valley fever, air quality, dust, and yes the heat.
we moved to the west side of the state to get away from the phx crime and the horrible dust storms... it is still hot here in bullhead city on the colorado river, but Kingman is cooler.
Everything you said is spot on. We live in Prescott and the only complaint here seems to be the growing population and the traffic (and drivers!}. They keep building more and more houses and people fear it will ruin the beautiful scenery.
Prescott has lovely views, trails and shops. BUT- my experience living there for 4 years, was that the people were very rude. Without a doubt, the rudest place I ever lived and I've lived all over the country. Phoenix was one of the friendliest places I ever lived, however.
Im up in Prescott also. WHY do they keep coming here!?
@@umbrellakitty6531 Yep, lots of really rude people here in Prescott.
I'm in Prescott too, it's changing way too fast, it will get ruined if it doesn't slow down. I'm looking for a smaller town already.
That's why they're moving there cause Phoenix areas are a dumps and getting worse by the day!! Expect alit more coming your way!! For sale signs everywhere 😉
Everything you are saying is so true. I have family that moved out there and they to are saying the cost of living is too high and it has turned like California.
😢😢
38 year old native Arizonian. Appreciate your honest take on this subject, I agree with your reasoning. I’ve personally met some great people who moved here and moved away within 2 years simply because of the heat.
My main reason for wanting to move away would probably be the people. Funny thing is, most the people here are from somewhere else.
So by that logic, I stay. ☀️
HEY WHY DON'T YOU TRY ANOTHER TRUTHFUL REASON WHY THE MOVE AWAY THEY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FOND OF VERY POSIONOUS RATTLE SNAKES THAT THEY FIND UNDER THERE CARS OR ON THE PORCH OF THERE HOMES & THEY FIND POISONOUS SCORPIONS-THE BLACKISH BROWN ONES INSIDE OF THERE HOMES OR IN THERE TENTS WHEN THEY ARE CAMPING
Well done video. He’s well spoken and covers all the issues. Good to listen to as you decide.
Lots of the issues he discusses are issues in many towns now as people seek more affordable housing and living expenses.
After three years in Tucson, I left Arizona for good. Ironically there was too much sunshine. Every day I'd wake up and peek out the window to see if perchance a cloud was visible. Month after month the answer was' No'. It got really depressing. Moved 1000 miles straight north and haven't given the desert another thought. I remember Bob Ross telling his students not to paint over all the dark areas. Without contrast, there isn't anything.
and...fewer jobs. I stayed in Limberlost-- the only enjoyments is the Vietnamese Resto, The gym, and the Cactus all around..
I hear you, after 50 years here, there is nothing more beautiful than any cloudiness or precipitation. I wish it was cloudy and/or rainy every day.
We had no rain in Toronto for 2 weeks, and then we had a rainstorm and I watched it all day.
No rain for 14 days is rare and ugly, I can't imagine 5 months without rain.
@Lady Joker it's all perspective, The Sun is more a deadly weapon than a thing to behold in some locales, trust me, cloudy and or rainy days are wonderful when you only get them 5 to 20 times a year in small parts of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, and that's usually only an hour or two each time. I have been over 13 months without rain in Phoenix by chance since the storms are nearly always localized of about 5 miles in diameter and travel around me often just a mile away but never hit me on average. Any water in the atmosphere is a sight to behold.
@Lady Joker Anywhere else is good really, Portland seems amazing weather wise.
I moved to Surprise area in 2014 from Washington state. Housing prices were very reasonable but the heat was hard to adjust to because most summers in Washington had a week or two of 90 degree days. I'm finally becoming acclimated to the heat and now 70 degrees is cold to me. You can Snowbird within the state from Yuma to Flagstaff.
We lived in AZ for 26 years. The influx of people (some ruined their own state), traffic, crime, real estate prices, and crooked politics drove us out. For the past year we've been living in the Mid-West with 60 acres with wildlife, four seasons, gigabit fiber internet, and no crowds. AZ can stick it.
20 yrs in Gilbert Chandler here also and we left last Aug for Charlotte NC😀 Found a super cute lake town of Davidson 5 min from Lake Norman🌞🚣♀️
Haha. What part of the Midwest?
@@CamGiaCrixus Are you originally from North Carolina?
Glad you left, hope you took friends and relatives with you.
@@GoogleAccount00 It's a big secret.
That is a great list, we came to Arizona about two years ago. And now we are moving back because my wife got sick and we have family back home.
@Rebuild The World Thank you so much for reaching out to us. That was greatly appreciate it, I am hoping that you are doing good also.
Too many Californians in Arizona these days.
@Écrivain his wife caught aids from sitting on a dirty school bus
@@al9017 I moved to California when in the 70’s and the best thing I did in my life. Now I moved from California to Hawaii. Weather is great but again infrastructure is a problem.
Hope she gets better.
I lived in Phoenix for a year and was shocked at the water usage. I felt like people didn’t really seem to grasp the idea that water is a precious source there. Everyone had pools. People watered yards (that was the craziest to me). The homes were so big having 2-3 bathrooms with no low-flow faucets or plumbing. As more people moved in I just felt like this was a disaster in the making. I met cool people but couldn’t understand the mindset of not realizing the soon-to-be enormous environmental crisis it will be to live there. On top of that, it is just so car dependent. Walkability is near zilch when you factor in the heat and just how spread out everything is.
People have pools because it's 118 degrees outside. Outside of that those are some good points. I find it amazing when it's summer time and people think their AC can make their house 70 degrees when it's 110 plus without constantly running and blowing through electricity. Traffic is horrible and the crime is very high. Housing prices have skyrocketed with all the California refugee's moving there.
@@dunovancarr4879 ...just as you made a good point about pools, I'd like to invite ya to find out how horribly inefficient our buildings/homes are. Stick-built, hot attics with ductwork, almost no basements, poorly insulated, drafty, solar gain / incorrectly positioned, etc... we could be comfortable while not wasting energy, but conservative political power & mindset here works against all the solutions.
The BLM sells water it doesn't own, the Colorado is hugely salty before water is delivered to Mexico.
This is the biggest reason my husband couldn't talk me into moving to AZ. I read that 80% of the water in the southwest comes from the Colorado river. If some crazy terrorist takes out the Hoover Dam millions will die. Millions. It's beautiful, but, nope, nope, nope.
Those are the concerns of a “California lib”. They get immediately dismissed by most Arizonans. They’ll ignore water issues until it becomes scarce and expensive. Then it will be the fault of “California refugees”, their favorite scapegoat.
I watched your Southeast Asia travel videos too. You are great!
I just moved to Yuma Az, and I love it, my daughter and her husband moved here too, people are friendly here in Yuma.
40yr. native Arizonan leaving AZ. BAM!!! Dude hits it right on the head. EVERY POINT IS ACCURATE!!!
Facts!
Jeff you have a very realistic outlook on things. I like your videos please keep them coming
Very good material! Nicely done!
I would love to get your take on the best 15+ year or under 10k car/truck for Arizona.
I’ve visited Phoenix many times and I didn’t sense it was boring at all. And Sedona and Jerome are only a 2-hour drive north for the fall colors and some of the most beautiful vistas I’ve ever seen. You want ‘boring scenery’? Come to central or south Florida!
Tim: The people that think it's boring are probably from S. CA. My advice is, GO BACK!
Just way too hot here. Water is going to be limited soon. Find a nice place where you get all four seasons. Can't wait to move in June.
That's a great point about the water. I expect to see water rationing within a few years in AZ. I moved to Silver City, NM where there are four seasons yet close enough to AZ to visit occasionally.
@@jeff2424 NM is nice!
I hate 4 seasons lol my allergies fuck me every single time the seasons change, I’m over here in Florida at the moment and am pondering an AZ move
@@Jvilleman400 FL is better!
@@samobrien3829 The humidity and traffic tell me something way different LOL
My daughter left Tucson because of the crime and harshness of the people in general, and yes the heat was also a factor.
I've been to Arizona so many times! My first experience was in 1971. We stayed in the cutest little adobe motel cabin? Room? Hut? Don't know but the people I met were so kind and helpful and welcoming! We were driving to California because my husband had been transferred. I can't even count how many times I've been there since! Too many people move there for health reasons and bring all their allergens with them. I really have not ever had a bad experience, except one time crossing the border either to or from New Mexico. It was the 70's and I had some green onions in our little cooler, and they lost all their joy! I did manage to convince them that they were for lunch, not planting. But they weren't hateful just very excited. 😂🤣😅🤷🏼♀️❤️
GREAT CONTENT. 👍
The reason I'm leaving is because it's next to impossible to get a Dr appointment. Even without the snowbirds being here, I had a medical emergency and was told that my primary care physician couldn't see me for 60 days and my cardiologist couldn't see me for⁴ months. I was told to go to the ER. What's the point of living close to medical if you can't be seen?
A lot depends on the type of insurance that you have. This also happens in Southern California, depending on your insurance.
@@Lourdes-A. Medicare is my primary and blue cross/ blue shield is my secondary.
@@larrygray8457 Be glad you have coverage boomer, sell your overvalued house to get better.
No kidding. 2-3 months out. Completely insane
California is worse
I lived in Ketchum/Sun Valley for 32 years. Cold. We would go from a heated home to a heated store and back to a heated home.
Arizona simply go in an air conditioned car to an air conditioned store well you get the point.
In the Pacific Northwest we always went from one Mud Puddle to another Mud Puddle.
I LOVE BLUE SKY!!
Yeah, while visiting friends in Scottsdale, we sitting in backyard and at 9:00 pm it was still over 100°!
There’s a famous statement I like to remember when I feel tempted to move to escape problems. “Wherever you go, there you are.” Doesn’t mean don’t do it, but it does mean be realistic.
What does that have to do with any of the points he made? Sounds like the statement applies to you. Stop projecting.
Apparently you didn’t watch from 9:39 on to the end. Stop trolling.
The last couple minutes of this video raise probably the most important thing to consider: "Every where I go, there I am".
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Spent a week in and around Sedona last fall. It was the most enjoyable vacation I have had in very many years. Beautiful scenery, and tons of things to do.
Sedona scenic and not as hot.
Sedona used to be small and quaint.
I'm Arizonan born and bred. Don't know any other place I would love to live, maybe, visit but all my family is here and I will die here. Thank you for sharing. 🤠🌵
As a retired/disabled Veteran, I decided to sell my home in North Carolina and become a full-time RV'r (fifth-wheel camper and truck). I domiciled my residence in South Dakota due to it's low-tax structure. Not a fan of cold weather, so I came South to Arizona as a "Snowbird", for the winter. Driving out of the mountains, into the valley area of Phoenix, my first impression reminded me of the time I traveled from Ohio to California on my motorcycle nearly 50 years ago. Smog! The same brown blanket of air was covering the entire valley area! I could not believe my eyes. And it's not confined to the immediate area of Phoenix. I currently camp at the Gila Bend Auxiliary AFB and the smog rolls into this area depending on wind direction.
And then there is the dryness factor. I have always had dryer skin than normal, but after being here for two months, I find that it is greatly exacerbated. Don't get me wrong, I love the geographical diversity of Arizona. But with the growth rate in the urban areas, one can easily predict a far worsening air quality issue, not to mention; depletion of quality water supply. As a former resident of Wake County NC (35 years), I experienced first-hand, the impact of uncontrolled growth on communities.
For an outdoor person, Arizona has a wealth of experience to offer as desert, forests, canyons, mountains, waterways and lush riparian areas and snow in the winter. One just has to be willing to get out of the city and experience other parts of the state. If you never leave the Phoenix area then, yeah, Arizona's going to be boring. However, Arizona is still a predominantly desert region and maybe having so many golf courses to water is not the best use of its limited water resources.
water is renewable and is treated as such. it is not oil and although the concept is similar,(drilling to pump an aquifer 'dry') the arguments people have against water usage are oddly similar to the merits of "limited oil left" transition away trope. we damned the rivers to make this a farming/ranch state a century ago. the water used to flow here freely, but it swept away houses in uncontrolled flash floods. understand how Tribal rights are in part the issue here, for example Tucson (pop. 1.2M) only uses 1 million acre feet (MaF) whereas the Gila River Indian tribe alone has more than 4 MaF of water rights. It's not as simple as "privileged people using all the water". Most of the economy is tourism (golf courses are major attraction) and business (golf is a business sport/leisure). The bigger issue with golf courses is actually the fertilizer run-off not the use of water.
Travel time is the killer there. I am 30 minutes from outdoor fun.
Golf courses in Scottsdale are watered with poisoned water caused by dumping the toxic water from several manufacturing companies. Our aquifer is unusable so we get our drinking water and home water from Phoenix.
@@smplfi9859 Having the rights to water and being able to access it are two different things. Many of the native tribes can't use the water as it is toxic from uranium mining, dumping manufacturing waste or lack of funds to drill a 900 foot hole to get to water (if you are lucky). Plus some new homeowners are discovering that theres no "city"water so they have to buy it and store it for their homes. This is a common situation on the reservations (as is no electric everywhere). Scottsdale AZ buys their water from Phoenix due to manufacturing pollution that cannot be removed. It is permanent. So not all water is renewable, just ask Flint MI.
Its funny when people assume shit without learning. Golf courses, large manufacturers. car washes and most mines have been required by law to recycle their water. I had to service all the equipment is why I know.
I have family in Queen Creek AZ and they love it there. The water issue and cost of living are my top two reasons for not relocating to AZ. Thanks for a great channel.
My sister and her husband, both retired, recently sold their Northern CA home and had a new one built in the Eastgate section of Mesa, just east of the Williams Gateway Airport. BTW, my agency deals with cleanup from its days as Williams AFB. Their daughter is a school teacher in Queen Creek and lives close to them. When she first moved there a few years ago, she taught kindergarten, and observed "all the kids" were Mormons. Is ANYONE ELSE having babies these days?
My 4th Great Grandfather Founded Mesa. I was born in Chandler, I’m from Mesa, Gilbert and have lived in Queen Creek for the past decade. Our home just sold to someone from out of state. Across country. So many people are moving here. Queen Creek is growing so much it’s crazy. I’m staying in Arizona for now. It’s my home, but if things keep going the way they are, sadly that may have to change.
I'm seeing a major cost increase in heating and cooling my home in Arizona. Winters are cold and summers are hot, that equals utility costs. Utilities are not cheap any where these days. I also spend lots of money traveling back and forth to the store, the doctor, the dentist etc. All of this adds to my monthly expenses. It adds a lot.
Arizona born and Raised ❤ My Great Great Great Grandfather founded Mesa. His son owned a ton of farmland which is now downtown Gilbert. This is my home. I want to stay as long as possible.
I love living in Chandler/Gilbert and we could choose to live anywhere we wish. We’ve been here quite a long time and plan to always own at least one home in the east valley. We LOVE the heat!
What about the utility bills? Can you sustain the a/c and water bills?
We moved outside of Tucson in 2005. We moved from Kentucky. So very sad to hear about all the tornado destruction not only in Kentucky, but all the other states. My brother lives in Mayfield, Kentucky. Thank you Lord for watching over him and his family. Mayfield was simply flattened. That's where they had the candle factory. So sad, many tears.
I was born in az. But family moved to California when I was 13, but I visit family there. Everyone there are always so nice I love them. Az. Is beautiful place to visit. Only thing keeping me here are grandkids or I would happily move back. Great video
I agree about heat. But as a Chicagoan I’m happy with cities with lots to do and places to eat and hear music. And for a service job (doctor and counselor) contractor, hairdresser etc. it’s so great for a successful business to have a growing populace.
I lived in Prescott years ago, and I loved it when I was in High school, I moved on since then and Arizona is beautiful, but people all over the country seem to be more disconnected anywhere USA, unless you are born and raised in the same town/city with family, it gets tough to get close to people...my opinion..
There are pro's and con's anywhere that you choose to live. Humans adapt.
The only reason to live here was the cheap real estate market and decent paying jobs, with that being gone, we regret moving to Phoenix from the Olympia WA area. Time to prepare to move back up to the land of trees and no state income tax.
We almost moved there from Seattle a few months ago. Dodged a bullet.
Good luck with no police up in WA
@@robertf2691 Defund the Police/Law Enforcement - that's what our govt is all about.
Exactly
I find that Olympia and all those cities along the l5 corridor suck. Overcrowded and full of methheads. To each their own.
Friends been out there 12 years. Was doing good at first, now its getting hard to get a decent job. Most people do all their work after dark when it cools down. The heat does weird things to new construction. Plywood curls up like dry leaves, everything shrinks and cracks like crazy. All the feral cats keep the scorpions under control but theres still alot of rattlesnakes.
Being born and raised here at Arizona. I think it's time for me to move. I love simplicity of arizona. The nature, the weather and the people. But I it's my time to move and start a new chapter.
The cost of living is going up & Hot 🔥
What is avg 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home? New england it 600k to 1 mil
Because all the negatives of living in Phoenix were offset by how cheap it was. Now it's just a hot version of LA. No thanks! I want out
Bye
Go back across the river then.
That's what happens when people don't leave their politics at the border.
Yep, the Socialist/Dems fled their mess they helped create in California and came to Arizona. I warned Arizona it was turning Blue. They got pissed and said no way in hell.
I tried to live there a few months. The place feels crazy.
This channel is awesome 👍😃
You are spot on tho im a subscriber. Like your channel man.
You have helped me tremendously…..i love your channel, and your topics and your travels :).
I’m leaving but heat has nothing to do with it. I’ve been here 39 years but getting too crowded, expensive and air quality is terrible.
I couldn’t. I’ve been to Phoenix in July and I’m from Houston. The nighttime humidity SUCKS, but I’ll take it over your weather. The year we had 105 for 3 months in that drought was miserable. Bless anyone who can enjoy Phoenix, it ain’t for me
I lived in AZ for about 30 years. Az doesn’t lack things to do. Just most to do is outside and half the year it’s too hot to do stuff outside with little kids
i'm done here as well. I live in the east valley and its different now. The beauty is gone. Im done with 9 months of heat. Nothing wrong with the ppl thats from here. Its all the new ppl here. I been here since 09' Thanks for making this video.
@Benny Hill I agree, when we moved here, we use to sit at Sonic and look at the superstition springs mountains. Now brand new subdivisions block the view. And we are surrounded by subdivisions. The State keeps selling the land, Farmers keep selling their lands and so on. Sad to see.
I liked Arizona since I was a kid. I have vacation there several times. One thing I liked about Arizona was it was never over crowded. I don't like migration because it brings up the cost of living and trouble.
Amen
Be sure to tell your friends that. A lot of people know this but don’t talk about it
PHX has 1.8 million people here to make us the 5 th largest city in America
YUP - THAT'S EXACTLY WHY PEOPLE IS LIVING YOUR "BEAUTIFUL" STATE - PUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF - MIGRATION???? WHERE DID YOUR PARENTS COME FROM???? :) OF COURSE, SO ROOTED AMERICAN - THANKS :)
I lived in Goodyear, loved it, however don’t forget the electric bills triple after 2 or 3 in the afternoon till 8 pm or so