5 Reasons Why You'll Hate Living In Arizona
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- 5 Reasons Why You'll Hate Living In Arizona - Welcome to our video exploring the downsides of living in the state of Arizona! In this eye-opening journey, we'll uncover the top five challenges that residents often face. From scorching summers to unique critters, we'll highlight the aspects that might make you think twice before calling Arizona home. Whether you're considering a move or simply curious, join us as we delve into the reasons why living in Arizona might not be everyone's cup of tea. Get ready for a candid exploration of the less glamorous side of desert living!
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Phoenix is hell on earth, extreme heat coupled with extreme cost of living.
I personally wouldn’t say “extreme” cost of living but depends on where your coming form 🙂
Much of calif is very hot to now. And other parts of the us
The cost of living is not extreme
Oh yeah seems like cost of living housing especially is second to calif and NY which isn’t say much.
yes! humidity is horrible!!!!!!!! 90 degrees w humidity is much worse than 115 degree AZ heat!
Yes! I’ve had lots of people say that 🙂 the winter time is the best time in Az though. No snow and mild over all
Lived in AZ most of my life...
helps if you have pool, cabin in mountains, boat for lake, go camping in mountains, float down Salt River, go to Diamonbacks games retractable roof.... 9:54
My wife and I are moving to Az because of the heat, cold is overrated. Any traffic in Az is nothing compared to NY so that’s not an issue. There’s plenty to do in Az. Get out of your house. Az cost of living is still way cheaper than NY. See you soon.
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Years ago, moving to Arizona was ideal as long as you had functioning central AC. But now it's overcrowded because everyone started doing it, and as a result home prices skyrocketed.
What place isn't like that now? 😅 Hint. Nowhere 👍
@@Nonsequitor415 There's still a handful of states that aren't as overcrowded. You just have to look.
The Midwest. I moved to a town with 12,000 people and I love being away from all the hustle and bustle.
When you experience for the first time a 100 degree weather , I was already a man . I was born in this heat
@Nonsequitor415 we moved to Nebraska. It's not Arizona or Commifornia, but it's slow paced, with no traffic and affordable for my young adult children.
So glad you are telling people not to move here. We want this beautiful state for ourselves.
I’m moving to surprise from LA. But don’t worry, I’m a conservative
I’m from New Jersey so yeah the climate is dry here in Arizona compared to New Jersey, I was diagnosed with MS so I find the dryer climate helps ease the pain that’s one of the reasons why I moved here, I do miss the Jersey Shore as well but as far as health reason’s the weather here is so much better. When it gets that hot I stay inside.
I just talked to some future clients thinking about making the move and they told me how much the property taxes are in jersey and WOWOOWOWOW SO CRAZY!
Also lots of people move here for health. Or bad allergies!
@@Phxlivingnicoleyes, I can't do cold, wet, and humid. Arizona weather is ideal.
I love Arizona the heat don't bother me. Leave you a house get in your AC car go to your AC store get back in your AC car drive back to your AC house. Dry heat it better than humidity.
True! Make a point to park in the garage. It also helps keep the car cooler :)
I'm from the East Coast, right off the water, and the humidity is so much worse for me than the dry heat here on the west coast. It can be 60 degrees or even winter season, and the humidity makes me sweat and uncomfortable. It can be unbearable for some people. It just depends on your hormones and genetics.
Me too and I feel the same. I couldn't stand it. Humidity sucks.
Yeah I’ve lived in AZ for 30 years so I’m used to 110 degrees or more of dry heat. But on a vacation in South Carolina years ago 85 degrees and muggy felt much worse to me.
Moved from California to Arizona. Arizona is the new California with repressive heat. I left Arizona because i saw the writing on the wall. Good luck to the people moving there.
Not everyone’s cup of tea 👍🏻
In my dreams I would move to Coronado Island❤❤❤
I moved here 14 years ago-after the crash. The cost since I moved here has beyond skyrocketed. Great for my home value but if you are single and even if you have a home already in AZ you really need to make a good $120/annually or more to make it. Had my home painted just before the pandemic for $2k, now it’s $6k. Had my garage epoxied for $800, now $3k. Paint went up 33% since then which does not equate to the prices. But everything has skyrocketed here.
The heat and desert atmosphere would be too uncomfortable and depressing for me. To each their own though! 😊
True ! I hate the heat but affordable living makes it worth it to me :)
@@Phxlivingnicole Lot of folks have moved from Hawaii and California to Las Vegas for the same reason. Nice sense of community out there now too.
@reneejkd the reason they move is the politics that they vote for in places like California. They vote democrat, and when reality sets in they end up fleeing their blue state cesspool. Unfortunately these people are lunatics who didn't learn their lesson and by default keep voting blue democrat commie. It's insanity. Arizona has turned into a blue state cesspool with high crime, homelessness that rivals Los Angeles, horrible traffic, and election fraud. The Mexican border is wide open, and the drugs and human trafficking is out of control.
I live here ,, I hate the heat and the desert is ugly to me ! So much brown bleh
@@Phxlivingnicoleaffordable where? Maybe back in 2015 but absolutely no more , rent is insane and everything is expensive
I moved from Florida to az back in 2007 and az heat is waaay worse. I use to walk everywhere in Florida and Arizona I got a dang blister in my nose from the dryness that lasted for at least two months. Plus the dryness ages you quicker and makes your hair bleh
You don't want to be caught in Phoenix in the summertime and the power grid goes out. That would be lethal.
True ahah never happened though and hopefully won’t 🙂
Like this setup. Simple camera setup, minimal editing. Nice.
Thank you!
I only hate one thing, summer. Otherwise, the rest of the year is awesome. I love Chandler.
As a native New Yorker who currently lives in the Metro Atlanta area, I had my eye on the Phoenix area sinc I was 21. I definitely love the heat. Now the 115 degree temperatures is something to deal with but that's okay because 115 degrees on the East Coast with the humidity would be way worse compared to Phoenix dry heat at 115 degrees.
That’s what I’ve heard a lot. Take it from someone who left and still came back! It’s hot but worth having more affordable living!
@@PhxlivingnicoleYes definitely. The affordable living in Phoenix is awesome. There's even 1 bedroom apartments for $750, $850 and $950 in decent neighborhoods out there from what I've seen.
115 degree heat is unbearable no matter where you are. South, East or AZ, 115 is 115. She left out the part about the cracked windshields. My friend had his broken twice in one summer. Plan on getting everything done by 9:00 am for 3-4 months out of the year
@@XDetoursX 115 degrees is much worse when the humidity is 85 to 95% compared to dry heat and low humidity levels. It can be unbearable but it's not worse than the East Coast.
@@Phxlivingnicoleit doesn't get 115 on east coast
In Arizona it is very hot and there is nothing fun to do, I prefer California with beautiful weather and many fun things to do and being able to go to the beach whenever I want
Love this video I moved to AZ in 2022, left 6 months later, now today I’m moving back 😁
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@@Phxlivingnicole ok gotcha
It's broiling hot in AZ 5-6 months of the year.
It doesn't get cold enough to snow in Phoenix but it'll be cold and rainy enough to keep you indoors (another 2 months). You really only get about 3 months worth of "good" weather in AZ per year.
When people say AZ is nice, I am utterly confused how.
It rains hard maybe ten days a year and usually storms are only an hour or so long. And if you think phoenix winters are cold I hope you never move to a real cold state. A hoodie and jeans keep me comfortable during the winter here. June through august is pretty Brutal heat. The rest of the year is pretty nice.
@@andrewward5891 LOL Arizona still blows unless you like a-holes, bad drivers, meth heads, illegals, rude people, white trash, hicks, big trucks, uneducated idiots, trailer parks, country music, and ugly desert...LOL
I moved here from Michigan. Summer is hot but if you have a pool its fine. Winter is heaven.
Why is winter heaven?
you people are ruining my state!!
@@MetalHeadAZ you don’t owe nothing buddy 😂
Does the skin burn easily due to the heat and sun in Arizona?
I don’t think so. I actually burned quicker and super easy when I lived in Denver ! I only wear sunscreen if I’ll be out in the pool or a hike or something similar
We stayed for almost a year. The Winter is amazing!Downside is the dry furnace like heat in the Summer. The Clear or Brown Scorpian is the only scorpion in the U.S. that is poisonous enough to kill an adult man. And it is found only in Southern Arizona. There is no antidote for this scorpian poison. In the Summer you cannot go anywhere until the sun goes down. Grocery store and baseball must wait untill the evening. Many people actually leave in the Summer and stay with relatives back East. The Dads stay to continue working. One day it went up to 122 degrees Farenheit. That was a record back 20 years ago. I hear tell it's getting even hotter down there! 😅 😊😂
I listen to according to nicole and believe me if you are on a budget wrong place,wrong time!!
I’m in Orlando and moved away to Tennessee from Arizona 15 years ago. The hot here and the hot here both suck😂, just different kinds of hot. It’s sweaty, sticky hot here and it’s dry by you. I can’t stand cold weather, so I’d rather suffer from the heat. Lesser of two evils I guess. We actually had a car with no air when I was a teen & it was absolutely horrendous! I’m moving back to the Glendale area in May, wish I could afford Scottsdale. Lived there before and I love it.
Hot here and hot there*
That totally makes sense! Scottsdale is cool but I like and live in the west valley too 😀 message me so I can help you! 623-687-8975
@@Phxlivingnicole I won’t be buying a home, my mom and I will be living with my sister because my mom has dementia.
Love AZ!! ❤️ it's very costly now pretty much everywhere in the US,only been ther 2times the scenery yes the heat I can take,Chicago socks my opinion 😀
The building going on is insane where the hell is all the traffic gonna go. I just left Cave Creek which unfortunately is losing its small town appeal.
Yea it’s definitely not small town anymore. Where are you headed?
Love the video. I’m moving there soon. Will definitely need a tour guide haha
What’s ur Snapchat?
Super cool! Yeah, just let me know if any questions 623-687-8975
I’m from a hot climate in south Texas (Laredo Area) and are used to the heat… I hate the humidity of the East coast and the cold of the north. With that said, I figure you can’t hide from the cold while the heat just find some shade, there always stuff to do on the heat like swimming, playing sports (that’s why travel ball is played in Arizona and Texas), hiking, etc.
cold depresses me and rain is good to stay indoors and watch tv 😂
Yes! That’s what I hear from lots of people in the east coast way too humid
The Heat- DUH!!!!, Traffic- not that bad at all!!!!, cost of living- Just stop being poor,
LMAO!!!
Thanks for commenting!
Lots of convenience but the heat is unbearable from may to november
People are extremely rude and disrespectful in Arizona.
Rude people everywhere 🤷🏻♀️
So true!!! I grew up in CA. People in AZ are rude AF. I've been disrespected more by strangers in AZ than CA. Maybe the heat wore down people's brains here.
It was like Hell so I moved back east to Tennessee - Summers are truly Hell in AZ , for a variety of reasons
I'm from Jersey; your cons are pros to me!!!😅
Haha love it!
I never been there but I’m in California now and I’m thinking about it
I moved there from Cali .. best decision ever.
Much more affordable and San Diego is only 5 hrs away whenever you want to visit!
@@Phxlivingnicole 💯💯💯
Education is in the toilet...I moved here from the midwest and the more native AZ people I met the more I felt like a damn genius. lmao
As a former resident I can tell you AZ is a wonderful place. Except for the people. They really suck.
Lived in Phoenix for a couple of months and I have to tell you that Phoenix defines hot. So one morning in August I spotted my neighbors large outdoor thermometer reading 128 degrees at 10: 30 am. No big deal as that turned out to be about normal . It was recorded 120 degrees while we were there by the news and the pilots would not fly and we were told it would never record 120 degrees again .......ever.
It’s rare but it’s 120° by even if it’s 113 it’s still hot lol like I say you can’t handle the heat, then phx isn’t for you!
❤been here 49 years
Awesome!!
The prices are ridiculous. We used to pay 850 rent on a golf course. Got pushed out as we are on fixed incomes. So yeah. Moved to Missouri. NOT cheap here either. Midfle class poor are screwed.
Yea definitely not going to find anything for 850 :/ wish we could!
@@Phxlivingnicole nope. Never again. The era of cheap easy living in AZ is over. So happy I experienced the best of times there. It's over.
Swimming where ?! In July and august… in bath water ? Lol .. during those months is no outside activity
Haha I still go swimming but just staying the shade! Also I’ve had clients put in a cooler to their pools which makes a huge difference!
Pools in Az spray cooler water into them to keep the water temperature from getting too hot. I have a hot tub and there’s no need to heat it during the summer.
Damn right
From Michigan, moved to Phoenix last December. I love it. The summer is HOT, so I thought going out at night would be the move. Absolutely not, its still HOT, how is that possible??? Definitely was not prepared for 100 degrees nights. But I must say sitting in the house with the sun shinning is WAY better than sitting in the house due to snow, ice, rain, sleet, etc. Also seeing the sun everyday is a plus. I don't have to plan around the weather, I know it's going to be nice, sunny and HOT lol. Also traffic is not as bad as I was led to believe. Summer driving is better than winter, but it's still nowhere near as bad as Michigan. Cost of living is high! Was not prepared for that at all. Gas, groceries, eating out , houses, all super EXPENSIVE. I'm living in West Phoenix area in Laveen where housing cost is slightly better, but OMG it's pricey. Nice video and insights!!!
Thank you! Laveen, Az it’s a pretty cool area too. Very conveniently located for anyone that works downtown. Definitely do some videos in that area.
I'd take the beauty of Michigan's forests and lakes and 4 seasons all day over living in brown, land locked Phoenix. But Arizona is a nice place to visit for a couple weeks during winter!
@travissmith9488 You definitely aren't from MI 🤣🤣🤣. It's mostly brown, with a few months of lush green forests, I know after living there for more than 3 decades. Eventually, I'd love to buy real estate in MI to enjoy the 3 - 4 good months. I'm enjoying the 7 months of nice weather here in Phoenix, so thats on the back burner until the summers here are insufferable. I did go back to MI this summer, and while I thought I wouldn't wanna leave, I couldn't wait to hop back on the plane to AZ. To each its own😊😊
@@LilYotti4799 Michigan has some of the best weather from May to Mid October. I keep my pool open for 130 days. And then a brilliant fall and cozy snowy holidays. The only months I don’t like are Jan-March. Last winter we didn’t have a single temp below zero, so even the winters are getting warmer too. And the Great Lakes and turquoise rivers and forests 😍
@@travissmith9488I miss the fall colors of Michigan but you can. Drive to northern Az to see that.
I have been here 5 years from Midwest. I don't like it I want to move.
Move! Life is too short to not love where you live 🎉
I moved here in early 2023 from the Midwest. Personally, I really hate it and discourage folks from relocating. I am planning to move back home as soon as I find another job. However, it is a beautiful place to visit and people are laid back here. Just not for me!
The heat is unbearable. It's horrible. It's so horrible.
It’s pretty bad haha but affordable
We keep our charcoal in a fridge so it doesnt spontaneously combust. You cant spend more than 15 minutes parked in a store parking lot because your tires will melt and glue themselves to the pavement. You jump into a pool and get out, you'll be dry within 10 minutes. If you're not careful you'll tatoo yourself with your car seat belt latch. Everything turns gray because the sun sucks the color out of everything. Make sure your yard tools are in a shed so they will only be hot to the touch. Leave them in the sun and you'll have another tatoo. You leave a shirt out in the sun it will be permanently sun damaged. DON'T MOVE HERE!
WOW!!.. I'm in the hottest part of Az. and never saw any of that.. mabey I shouls wait 100 yrs. or so?.. I've. seen 130 deg. days.
@@mustangracer5124 you must have been born yesterday. This has been going on gor at least the last 20 years.
Lived here my whole life never seen that but 🤷🏻♀️ not everyone’s cup of tea. If you want to move to a differently state reach out I have contacts in other states too 🙂
AZ rules.
Love it!
I don’t understand if you want to sell ,why would you discourage people by telli people 5 reasons why you shouldn’t move there?
Because I don’t want people to move here if they won’t like it! I’m giving the good the bad and the ugly 🙂
@@Phxlivingnicolesweet of you to be honest & not think of your wallet. You will be blessed for being it😇🙏🏼
Real estate agents around the country do videos like this. It also helps to weed out the people who aren’t really serious about moving to AZ.
Not me I lived in AZ since 1977 saw alot of changes there were only 65000 people in mesa in 1977 now it is 650000 in 2024.
Yes everywhere changes. I think sometimes people think grass is greener on the other side 🙂
I don’t drive and I’m
Already tired of ARIZONA I never been to Sedona never went to gran canyon never really enjoy myself on flagstaff it was only one night I hate the heat. Pools are closed too soon I don’t drive
NO. . .Cost of living is crazy high in Arizona compared to many other states. . .I happen to be in Wichita, Kansas and would like to move to Arizona. I'm renting a loft apartment here. A similar size apartment in a decent area of Phoenix is listed at TWICE the rent I'm paying here. I don't know Arizona. . .Kansas may be boring to some people, but it's way more affordable. And anytime I want some excitement I can always just take a trip to Vegas or even out to Phoenix, where I have friends. But "living" there? Looks like I won't be able to afford it. Very disappointing, but Arizona isn't worth TWICE the expense. I'll just settle for visiting occasionally. The prices out there are ridiculous.
Yea phx is affordable for a large metro.
I rather be homeless in a cooler state then have a house in arizona its HELL on earth. I feel sorry for people
I don’t know about that. I don’t think you’ve ever been homeless lol I’m from Arizona. I left Arizona and I came back. There’s some thing about affordable housing 👍🏻🙂
Do you post that comment on every AZ channel?
@@LA-kc7ev Did I? If so that's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It get very hot from calif to the southeast us
@@josephaugello1527 I lived in San Francisco all my life and it stays 63 degrees almost ever single day all year round. I feel so blessed to live here and not anywhere super hot or cold
too many people here , please don't move here
Plenty of space left! Being built out every day here!
Arizona isn't hot lol 😂 try the south it's hell
That’s what I’ve heard!! I would like to say I want to see for myself but I don’t think I could handle it 🤣
Don't move to Arizona
Amen please keep your liberal self where you are
Not everyone is going to love it that’s for sure!
I live in California. Groceries are 30% more expensive. Child care is 70% more expensive. Taxes are doubled. I live in a 800 square foot home with my fiance and 3 year old, I pay 2175 to live in shitty house in the hood. If I move to Arizona I can get a house double the size for 1400 a month. I can afford gas because right now I pay 5 dollars a gallon compared to Arizona where it’s below 3. I will be able to actually save money for the first time in my life and live comfortably at the same time. To survive in Cali you need a household income of about 80,000 in AZ it’s only 44,000. Do you want to buy a little shitty 1,000 sq ft house in California for 600,000 or do you wanna buy a big beautiful home in a nice area for 300,000. You can comment whatever you want but remember some people would kill to live there. I’ll will be out there in the next year.
@@joshmeex5937how do you vote?
@@highvirtue6458 huh?
Arizona is not for everybody, the right people should have told you that. It's meant for people who want the vigorous challenge of life and added danger of the outdoors. Now the power's at be messed the whole place up and drove up prices. You don't hear them complain about the heat in Egypt or the Sahara, lots of retirement communities out there Right..
I hate Arizona!!! Good thing is my house and properties have skyrocketed
If you ever want to sell and move to a different state you know who to call 🙂
@Phxlivingnicole we are leasing out one property now, but I have been getting offers from several developers that want to build apartments on my property. Also I am currently renting out my home in North Peoria to a family from India. That home sits on 2 acres with a guest house. We plan on selling it to them by the end of the year. Thank you.
are u like the realtors in naples fl there lips drip of honey
I’m not sure what that means
The public school system in Phoenix is one of the worst in the country.
Where is it anything other than an indoctrination camp? The whole US education system is a crock.
Not sure on schools but I probably wouldn’t put my kids in public schools no matter where I lived. I went to school here and here I am 🤷🏻♀️
I live in Arizona quite a few years ago for one year. Nobody could have prepared me for the type of heat that you have in Phoenix the temperature starts getting above 100° everyday about the middle of April and stays that way until about the middle of October. As someone who likes sunny or climates I used to get up at 6 a.m. open my bedroom curtains and see this big ball of fire aka the Sun and not a cloud in the sky. By 8 a.m. it was already getting suffocatingly hot. They used to tell me before I move there that it wasn't that bad because it was a dry heat. Well guess what that dry heat is like living in an oven. Most people in the summertime don't do anyting stay in the house and I literally became a full-blown alcoholic living in that miserable City. I couldn't wait to get the hell out and I've never been back that goodness to me it was like hell on Earth for 5 months of the year. The smart people they just moved from the northern part of the United States down to Phoenix for a few months in the winter time because the winters are very tolerable and quite Pleasant. But as I said once April rolls around the temperature starts getting above 100 everyday and it is Hell on Earth till the middle of October. PS you never want to have or take advice from somebody who's lived in a certain city or location their whole life because they have nothing else to compare it to.
I have lived in Az for 95% of my life but also moved to Denver for about a year ish. I can 1000% say weathers definitely better other places but some people don’t care about the weather as much as they care about affordable housing.
No one told you it was hot there?.. how odd..I thought it was 65 all year!..
I moved to Phoenix to teach in 2017... Left after the school year and returned to Ohio
Too Darn hot for me.
Love AZ!! ❤️ it's very costly now pretty much everywhere in the US,only been ther 2times the scenery yes the heat I can take,Chicago socks my opinion 😀