Top 10 Suburbs to Live in Arizona. It doesn't matter who the Governor is.
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- 10 Best Suburbs in Arizona in 2022 and 2023. They still have affordable real estate.
So, why is everyone moving to Arizona? That is a good question because a lot of people are.
The Grand Canyon State has been one of the most moved-to states in the US for decades. Throughout the state's history, Arizona has been a landing spot for people wanting a new life, since the 1870 census Arizona has gained double digits in the population at least,.. every time the census people pulled out their calculators or abacuses depending on the decade.
Obviously, a majority of the people moving to Arizona are finding a landing spot in the various suburbs around the big cities. Places that in the past have been known for affordable real estate.
In today's video, we are looking at 10 of the best suburbs in Arizona.
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I moved out of Arizona in April. Now live in Maine. The cost of living is crazy and water is becoming a serious problem there.
Maine has been popping up alot. I've always ignored it because I assumed its cold and no mountains. May have to check it out someday
I remember all the news channels reporting on communities in fountain hills/McDowell area no longer having water. Then the real estate blowing up outside of aj/gold canyon not even having water.
True. AZ is damn expensive. He's giving outdated stats - on crime too.
I moved from surprise az to maine as well.. regrets...
Maine has beautiful mountains and better skiing than AZ, especially the latter.
I'll be heading out. It's insane how many people have moved here, and now we have California prices it's unreal.
I'm in California and I couldn't afford to move to these suburbs anymore. The prices are comparable to the coast, which is what people refer to when talking about high California prices.
Yes. The state of California ruined it because Arizona’s real estate is almost high as California’s real estate.
Between Cali & Wash people moving to Az, it has really gone to poop. I am leaving asap. Dont move here.
@@jeromythomas353 I grew up there. I left in 1984 when the Sonoran desert started to get torn up.
@@damienjackson7534 Higher in many cases. Almost comparing to the coastal property values.
Queen Creek has been massively developed in the past few years with new build neighborhoods popping up on every dirt lot or old farm where they can fit them which is why there is so much on the market. It’s been one of the most moved to cities in AZ for a while but I believe the builders got a bit too aggressive with the amount of homes being built. The current economy, interest rates, and homes being built too quickly=homes not selling as fast.
QC and San Tan has exploded in size. I want to get out of here lol.
Queen Creek was over priced crap from 2006 onwards. Nothing has changed.
That’s a first. Usually you hear about not enough homes.
Thanks for this comment. I was still living in AZ when the bubble burst and Queen Creek was hit hard. I figured that is part of why they have homes for sale is because of overstock still on the market while being sooooo far out. Young people usually wanna live closer in. But I defer to Queen Creek residents to tell me what they think.
Was near Queens Creek for a friend's wedding 7 years ago, stunning how many homes at that time did not have solar! AZ has a dust problem so one must keep their panels pristine for top gain but c'mon, y'all got solar enough for us all🤗
The costs in AZ are now meeting CA…thanks for all you CA folks 🥵🥵. Roads are filled and taxes are doing the same. I’ve lived in Scottsdale for 22 years and most of my neighbors are from CA. This place is getting too crazy and drivers are scary !
Your worried about drivers. You need to worries about democrats and wokeness
@@iamyourgod530 you need to worried about not being an idiot.
@@annabanna1873 your saying wokeness is great. Ok I guess
I lived in Prescott, Arizona. I moved to the Midwest when the California people came and turned the area into a HCOL area. I am now looking to return because I hate the weather in the Midwest. I bought 12 acres of retirement property in Cochise County, Arizona because you can build your own home there without building codes or inspections. They allow you to live in an RV while you build your home. You could build a 3 story teepee and no one would ever bother you. I'll be building a super energy efficient earthship type of home.
Here comes the childish cali hate
How is getting access to water in Cochise County ?
@@dreamweaver8210Thought the same thing.
@@TheCrypticKnight exactly.....
@@dreamweaver8210- Wells are at an average of 150 feet deep vs some areas of Northern Arizona that are at 700+ feet deep. Most of the off-grid people just do water catchment off their roof with water storage tanks.
Your videos are always entertaining 👍🏻
Thank you for this episode of Arizona.🙋🏼
My concern with Arizona is the lack of water.
Water is very expensive in Arizona now
only way to solve this problem to water harvest ..See Mr. Aamir khan Paani foundation they have turned a harsh drought stricken part of India into green oasis
Now think about the existential fear native Arizonans have felt their whole lives as scum from California move here and don't realize they are in a desert.
Lmfao not the millions of people rolling in making it so we and our kids can’t buy groceries housing or gas while voting for more taxs more restrictions and more crime? I mean waters great but these people are literally trying to kill us with their cash
It should be a concern.
Tiny quibble: When you zoomed in for Catalina Foothills, you actually zoomed in on the town of Catalina, which is north of Tucson and a different town completely. Catalina Foothills are within the Tucson metro just north of the city between Tucson proper and the Catalina mountains. Catalina the town is north of Oro Valley along route 77. I lived in Tucson for 15 years.
Just left my own comment on this the came across yours. Catalina and Catalina Foothills share almost no similarities other than the fact the are on the foothills of the Catalina’s
@@stockhowj Heck I'd argue that Catalina isn't even in the foothills of the Catalinas
I have lived here 40 years. Now we have serious traffic, water issues, crime, 2000$ a month apartments, 500K starting house prices, and I can think of no reason anyone who would want to move here right now. "they still have affordable real estate" ----by whose standards? There are thousands of homeless all over the place---and many who cannot afford basic needs because of the high cost of living. Temps are routinely in the 110-115 during summer- in the 1970s it was 105 that was hot. Lake mead is nearly empty as are all the desert reservoirs. This is what all the people moving here have created----an overbaked concrete jungle with no water that costs a fortune to live in.
Completely accurate!
wha wha
Queen Creek is just a long drive to anywhere else in the valley.
WE lived in Arizona for about 22 years. There are many fine, desirable, interesting places to live in the
state. If I were to pick one, it would be as many miles away from Phoenix as you can get and still
be within Arizona's borders. Air pollution, crime, population density, and extreme heat are not everyone's
dream life.
agree 100%
it sounds terrible.
Tucson, Prescott, or Flag for me
The valley is great !
Lol population density? Phoenix is a giant suburb. It actually has a very low pop density.
Born and raised in Chandler, AZ. Chandler/Gilbert/Queen Creek area (all right next to each other) is safe, clean, close to shopping but also close to tons of hiking! Sure the summers are hot, but people get used to it. Great video!
Me too. My complaint is how vanilla it is. There is very little personality in the SE valley area: A LOT of soccer moms, Targets, grocery stores, police, and churches (Mormon).
How do you get used to living in a pottery kiln for six months out of every year?
@@Widdershins. You don't........more like 7 months
@@WriterandPhotographer Yeah...just because it's a "dry heat" doesn't mean Mother Nature isn't still trying to kill you. Don't think I'd like to be forced to stay indoors for more than half my life.
Gateway to the Superstitions, my fave place to hike. But it IS a sea of tract homes where cornfields used to reside, which is sad (watch out for scorpions, lol)
Homes are way overpriced here, you would have to be insane to buy a house in AZ right now.
Good videos and stats,nice job Briggs
I gotta say Briggs I have been subscribed for a very long time and your quality has always been great even when you were a smaller channel. I always said damn why is this channel so small this content is great. Thanks for sticking with it man your videos are always great. Even if hearing about how expensive Arizona is getting makes me sad.. I'm a remote worker and I think I'll just go to Virginia.
You think it's expensive now? Wait until the twice convicted racist who installed herself as governor gets going with the tax hikes and attempts at lock downs
Greetings from the PPRC great video. Thanks for doing them, really enjoy watching them .🇺🇸🍺
quit telling people to move here.!! we have enough people
Phoenix metropolitan used to be such a nice city. Once this place hit around 2 million people, it went down the toilet just like LA. After 36 years, I had to leave for a smaller atmosphere definitely didn't want my kids to have to deal with all them same crazies like I had to..
Thank you for your standout videos!
Enjoyed it very much.
Just because there is no ground flow of water in rivers in Arizona doesn’t mean that there isn’t water moving underground. There is a whole underground system of water movement and what looks like dry river beds. It’s a whole different ecosystem in the desert, one that you would not expect someone from east of 100° longitude to understand
Dude there is literally land subsidence all over the state due to over pumping. You dont understand water because you aren't from here. Head back to California bud.
We took advantage of the real estate market in 2021 and this year and cashed in. Sold two properties and left Arizona in January. Paid cash for a nice home on acreage out in the country in East Texas where it’s nice and quiet. Love Arizona but this was a better financial choice for us and our future.
Maryvale, South Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Sun City, Buckeye. These places are amazing and you will be SO happy you made the move!
Thank you! Hope my suburb gets on your list soon.
We live in Litchfield Park, Az so i definitely can speak on how great of an area it is to live and housing can be more affordable then some of the rough hoods of phoenix.
Moved to AZ 12 years ago when I retired and spent my life (55 years) in CA. So glad to be here in San Tan Valley! The water issue is rather concerning 'tho with all the new construction.
My personaly opinion is that you don't belong in arizona. You belong back in California with the rest of your urbanite scum. You moved to a place where everyone hates you.
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Thank you.
Yuma AZ what list does it come up on?
Arizona looks lovely, but it is far too hot for me! Thank you for the video!
I would have to disagree with your title, the folks from Cali voted a certain way. Got the laws from people they voted for and now want to move out because the area is turning into a homeless and violent pit. Use your brain don't move to another area fleeing the mees you help create and Vote the same way.
I love you vids as I have lived in California most the f my long life, but have been thinking about moving out for years. These are very helpful
You may as well, about 2 million of you Californians have moved in already, you'll feel right at home.
@@Unibot47 actually after hearing about the water issues and the heat maybe not for me, I do prefer places with lots of lakes and rivers, was just a thought lol
We hit our Cali import numbers for the decade. Please just visit.
@@stoney5827 hey there! Grew up in Arizona and recently moved to San Diego. You would love Flagstaff, AZ I encourage you to look into all the wonderful nature there! You avoid those nasty summer temperatures too 🙂
Yaaas. I’ve been waiting for you to show Arizona some more love lol. One of the most neglected states on your channel lol.
Arizona is already too crowded being converted to another California as the traffic is starting to get horrendous and now the people who have been here for a long time now can’t afford to buy a house again because the invasion of all these people who buying up everything. Yet the salaries have not gone up.
Living in Arizona since 1988 and I agree with all of these. Good job Briggs! 👍🏻
I love my home in Litchfield Park, AZ. Glad to see we made the list 😌
Great video
Good morning Briggs!!! Have a nice day!!! 🇺🇸🪖👮♂️
Good video, just a heads up that Catalina Foothills and Catalina (as shown on the map) are two completely different places. Catalina Foothills is on the south side of the Santa Catalina mountains and Catalina is on the west side of the mountains, just north of Oro Valley. Catalina is a mix of retirement communities and then mostly dirt roads with mobile homes and large parcels. Definitely a small town vibe.
Lots of great places to live in Arizona. I’ve lived here now for 45 years. If politics are important to you and where you live, stay out of Maricopa And Pima County. Cochise, Yavapai and Mohave counties are where you want to move too. If you’re a hardcore Trumper, I highly recommend Mohave county especially Kingman. Now, if politics isn’t important, lots of nice places in Maricopa and Pima counties. Educated people tend to move to the east valley due to all the high tech jobs. West valley is loaded with basic employment like warehouse type work. Scottsdale is Scottsdale. Lots of old money there and lots of Canadians which are great people. Pinal county leans red. Prescott leans right. Flagstaff leans left. Winslow leans left. Williams leans left. Bisbee is a great artist community. Yuma is mixed with lots of seasonal visitors. One of the safest cities in AZ is Gilbert AZ.
We would go with Pinal over Pima but don't understand why amenities are so sparse near Saddlebrook.
Is Gilbert right or left leaning?
"educated" means brainwashed by liberal university left wing nutjobs
Been here in az for almost 19 years now and it baffles me the amount of people moving here. The weather is insane, we're in a constant drought, the cost of living and housing is insane, the crime rate is getting higher everyday and it's literally NOTHING but construction in the valley anymore. Nothing I'd love more than to get out of here. Az does have its beauty, but you're definitely gonna pay if you wanna be around it
What if you move to a mountainous rural area in central AZ?
People come from worse places like CA Chicago New york vegas the list goes on! the problem is many places Cost of living doesn’t match the work wages, out here in AZ they pay good out here and yeah houses and apartments is going up but that’s everywhere right now due to the pandemic it’s still lower then alot of places
Maricopa AZ, south of PHX, been here 2 years and traffic gets worse by the day. THOUSANDS of new homes are still being built and a water park is on the way also!
Arizona is running out of water.
Growing up, my best friend lived in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood. Indeed, the shape of the land determines just where the houses are nestled into the little hills and arroyos more than other fancy neighborhoods I've seen. Once, in the summer of 1976, the Home Owners Association forced my friend's family to move a big stack of firewood around to the other side of the house because stacks of firewood cannot be visible from the roadway. HOAs will keep a neighborhood nice at a price of forcing conformity to strict HOA bylaws. It's a lovely neighborhood with winding roads and thick desert vegetation.
My sister lives in foothills. A bit of a wildlife problem in her 3 mil house
Good info...
Gilbert checking in! Love this town!
Catalina Foothills at number 1, is actually located just north of Tucson City limits heading north and east against the mountaints-the Catalina Mountains. Video shows "Catalina" which is a different area about 5 miles north of Oro Valley.
I recently moved to Yuma AZ (born and raised in southern California).
Whenever someone brings golf courses it makes me crazy.
We are running out of water. Keeping a golf course, or multiple courses green, is a luxury we can't afford.
I get it, a lot of people like to golf, and AZ has the weather that allows them to play year round. But with agriculture (for those who like lettuce, and such, year round), and more folks living here, in regards to water, something has to give.
Lush, green grass in the desert...you get the idea.
Thanks Briggs!
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You want to know what drives me crazy, in reality, golf is a extremely boring past time, but golf uses roughly 120,000 acre-feet of water each year in Arizona. That is less than 2% of water. With some of that being reclaimed water. On the other hand agriculture in a typical year uses roughly 4,900,000 acre-feet of water each year. Those farmers pay less per acre-foot of water than regular people on top of that a Saudi company has been using 10,000 acres of land, on very friendly land leases, to export alfalfa(the largest user of water in the entire Colorado river basin against all other non agriculture uses combined) back to Saudi Arabia who drained their own water growing the same crop. Alfalfa uses 3-6 acre-feet of water, this one foreign company uses on the high end almost half the water every golf course in the entire state uses combined. We have corporations from Minnesota planning to traipse thousands upon thousands of dairy cows using Arizona water to export back to Minnesota once they are ready to produce. There were 300,000 acres of alfalfa grown in Arizona in 2016. That would mean on the low end that this one crop would use more than double the amount of indoor water use for every resident in the state and almost 8 times more water than golf. On the high end that’s more water use than every park, lawn, golf course, car wash, shower, faucet, every drop of residential drinking water, washing machine in Arizona, combined with every park, lawn, golf course, resort, shower, every drop of residential all drinking water, fountains, and business in Nevada. You would need to move over 20 million people, and every golf course from the southern basin states to start making a difference in water shortages. Meanwhile in western states 3 million acres of alfalfa are grown and use between 9-18,000,000 acre-feet of water every year, exporting all over the world and country providing cattle feed. That’s alone is roughly 25-55% of the entire amount of water Lake Mead can hold at full capacity.
Idk perhaps making Yuma responsible for growing lettuce for the entire country during cold weather months, and growing alfalfa, dairy cows and almonds for the world isn’t a particularly smart thing. But sure golf courses are the problem. I wonder why the people that consume these exports are never asked to conserve or change their diets. The Colorado River is delivering like 30% less water, that’s more water that all residential use. Agriculture should have been sacrificing exports a lot longer than since tier 1 water shortages were announced. Instead we focus on golf and minuscule water use of people and wonder why things don’t change.
@@basedoz5745
That's a lot of detailed information!
From what you just laid out, I can easily see that folks (myself included) have developed a bit of tunnel vision, when we are discussing the water issue in the southwest. Probably because the lawns, and golf courses are what most media focuses on.
Gives me something else to look into.
Any chance you could provide some of your sources. Just as a starting point for my own research.
I would love to be able to share more accurate information, other than the same old talking points.
Thanks!
@@basedoz5745great comment! People need to realize this!
Good video
Ahwatukee is pretty amazing too.
I especially like the looks of the weather, seems sunny and dry, prob warm but love the looks of it
"Probably warm" is an understatement 😂
Yeah and it's hot AF lol. You'd have to run the AC year round. I lived there for a year and the only thing I enjoyed was being able to swim all year long. :)
@@stevena3871 Right? These people have no idea.
Yeah but it’s also 65 and perfect right now, so pick your poison
It's only over 100 for 6-7 months of the year. Hey, lots of sun.
Honorable mention would be Green Valley (most HOA's are 55+)/Sahuarita in my opinion. Especially with the affordable homes available (RV & park models as well) in Green Valley and the "GVR" Green Valley Recreation having pools, pottery, woodworking, lapidary, bus trips, etc. Also, there is a large county owned theater complex (CPAC). There are golf courses public and private, the town was built around golf and you can get a house on a fairway "cheap" compared to most anywhere else. The best thrift store (mostly Senior volunteers) in the world is here as well, The White Elephant. The donations pile up and the profits are redistributed locally to various community non profits/fire departments) it is amazing!
No offense, and I live around there, but it was probably too ghetto for this list.
The best is Speedway Outlet. Hands down. Green Valley is nice and safe and beautiful.
@@manfredmann2766 Drexel?
Green Valley isn't bad but the schools suck out here and there isn't a ton of amenities. Great for retirees
@@slowmedown89 Yes, schools were two years behind from NE Minnesota in 2008 when we got here, drove kids to Basis Tucson for years
Enjoy your videos. I preferred a little more space and am in north part of states as a retiree.
I keep hearing you say Aquafina river but i think you meant Agua Fria river.
Lmfao yeah just like I thought he called Oro Valley "Oral" valley and I died laughing.
😅😅😅 he really is saying Aquafina
this must be an AI voice. i went to hawaii and set my gps to a british womans voice and hearing her try to pronounce the hawaiian street names was hilarious
Water is the problem in AZ. Lots of people moving there and not enough water. I feel soon that development will get halted because of the water situation. My daughter lives in Glendale right now, I like it there but I think my favorite AZ suburb is Cave Creek which is next door to Carefree. In downtown Cave Creek it is loaded with cool shops and places to eat. There is a place that has rodeo's each week (I believe) and looks like fun.
AZ resident now, but thinking in 10 years about Grand Marais, MI or Grand Marais, MN, because I might need some water
@@manfredmann2766 I could be in Michigan next year. My daughter and Son-in-Law may be moving there in June for work....
@@manfredmann2766 I hope for your sake water lasts for the next 10 years. Moved to AZ in 1978 and wife is a native. Our goal is to be in a new states by Christmas 2024. Not only has AZ gone to hell with all of the refugees fleeing Cali and Wash but the water issue is already a crisis, but no one will truly acknowledge that
When they stop watering the golf courses I will start to worry.
Great little video, very informative with current data. (I live in Phx). If someone is moving to AZ, they should wait on buying a house. The prices are going to plummet in a few months, like they did after the "bubble burst" in 2008. That $400,000 house will be back at $275,000 by the end of 2023. Residents know it, and are paying attention. Peace out.
We were looking to buy right as the pandemic hit so we decided to wait. Houses in the area pretty much doubled overnight. It was wild to watch. It's crazy how expensive it got out here.
There is no bubble. If you were educated, instead of ignorant, you would understand that. Prices will plummet in AridZoneA because there will be no water left.
Home values went up because of high demand a low supply. Houses would have multiple offers within hours on the market. Federal interest rate hikes caused this to slow. 2008 was different for a few reasons. The market was less diverse, predatory lending was rampant, and people were able to walk away from their house and buy a new one before the bankruptcy hit their credit (jingle keys). Home values dropped during the recession, but the unstable housing market caused Phoenix metro to drop more than most places. Today the market is more diverse, banks are more regulated (a little), and houses are expensive. If somebody loses their home to the bank, they won’t be able to move to another one. Rent is sky high. The chance of homelessness becomes real, so people won’t toss their keys to the bank like in 2008. If a recession hits there might be a slight drop in values, but this probably isn’t a bubble. In a lot of ways Phoenix is turning into the big cities in California, New York, Massachusetts, etc. Housing is expensive, homelessness is up, the state is turning blue because of Phoenix and Tucson, state government regulation and spending is planned to increase, and the cost of everything is trending higher. Usually pay is higher in blue states to compensate for the high cost of living. That hasn’t changed enough yet in Arizona, so it will be interesting to see how that impacts the housing market. We still have a conservative state house and senate with conservative policies. Again, it will be interesting to see how this impacts housing. Long story short, this probably isn’t a bubble. Normalization is setting in. There may be trends up and down in value, but the more likely scenario is the higher prices are here to stay.
I don't know now. Everyone said it would "drop" for years now. So I waited..Now they shot up $100 more! If I wait until 2023, I bet houses will be $800+
As a local, hope you’re right
Good video. I've lived in the Phoenix area since 1982, moved here from the Midwest (I'll never go back to the Midwest). If you are moving to Phoenix but will be working from home, move to Anthem, Gilbert or Peoria. Driving in Phoenix is a sport, so live close to where you work or you'll grow to hate the commute. If you don't like the heat move north to the Prescott area, great weather with very little snow, or Payson but they get more snow than Prescott. Nobody asked but, that's my two cents!
Just wanted to say I love your voice.
You zoomed into the town of Catalina. That's a whole different kettle of fish from Catalina Foothills. Try looking on the Tucson side of the Catalina mountains NE of downtown.
Aqua Fina River…dead lol. Love your videos. As a current resident looking to leave the state, Arizona has a lot of problems. My only issue with the list is including Paradise Valley in the list. It’s a beautiful community but the average house price is $2.25m. Queen Creek is nice even some areas with acreage. But there’s a flooding issue out there. Honorable mentions should add Peoria, Surprise and Buckeye. Surprise and Buckeye are close to Luke. Prices are getting out of control here. You’ll be hard pressed to find a house under $400k out here. And 3 bedroom rental homes are $2000-2200+ in the west valley. Def normal to see $2500-3000 month for a 3b apartment in the city. Even more in Tempe. House prices are more the closer to the city. There’s also a huge water issue out here (lack of water) and there’s not a huge amount of anything being done to fix or conserve water. And the schools are terrible. An A+ school here is basically the best of the worst schools in other states.
That it is the Aqua Fria River and Pima not Prima County can be overlooked but except for QC, Chandler, and Gilbert working people cannot afford to drive through those Suburbs.
Thank you Briggs.
We actually lived in queen creek for a time back in 2014. It’s changed a lot since then.
Glad the Agua Fria non-river got an honorable mention in this video. When I first moved to Arizona, I arrived at my apartment in Avondale that I rented sight-unseen at night. The next morning, I decided to go explore the neighborhood and saw on Google Maps that there was a river nearby (I should point out I was not looking at satellite view). Well, i walked over there and I was dismayed to see the vast, dry riverbed. Even the rivers that do have flowing water near the Phoenix metro (the Gila and Salt) are seasonal and don’t contribute meaningfully to the local water supply. Coming from the Pacific Northwest, that was definitely something I had to adjust to at first. Thankfully, Maricopa County has one of the nation’s most robust water retention and recycling operations. Can Arizona sustain the level of growth it has been seeing since 1950? Probably not. But its water supply situation isn’t as dire as you might believe either.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha,
Except Briggs called it the Aqua Fina River! LOL 🤣
Uummmmm yeah... no. The majority of our water in the valley is sourced from the salt/Verde rivers. And yes the Agua Fria is dry because Waddell dam is holding it all back north of Peoria with lake pleasant
@@somelaveenguy6822 I was laughing and crying all at the same time yelling Agua Fria! Maybe he couldn't say it properly 🤷🏻♀️ So he just totally butchered it 😂
You would think that we would have restrictions like CA does. Thankfully I have never heard of that.... Yet. I lived in Oklahoma from 2012-2018 and we had major water processing problem. Brown water or over chlorinated. That wasn't fun. Best water was in El Mirage, back before the west was overrun.
Don’t move to Phoenix if you’re going to move to Arizona, as that city is turning into Los Angeles with the explosion of crime, homelessness, drug, and a high cost of living.
Interesting!
I moved here from the Midwest 8 years ago. Here's a few things to consider. New construction homes are not always inspected due to the amount of new homes vs the number of inspectors, homes are thrown up with no regard to quality or safety. The roads are crowded and not able to handle the new traffic - Queen creek is a great example, Google a trip during rush hour to verify. Taxes have been steadily rising since we moved here as well as cost of living. Part of the reason is the massive referendums that get passed, in 2020 I believe Mesa passed close to $1billion in referendums. Apparently people who rent think increasing property taxes won't effect them. Snowbirds suck, enough said. The homeless population is growing by leaps and bounds so if you don't mind coming out of a grocery store and seeing three homeless people smoking meth under the store canopy you might like it here- true story, nice area. About a month ago I called the police because a homeless guy was walking the parking lot looking into cars. Litter is awful here. If there is an empty lot people will dump their old couches, refrigerators, tv's, etc. Not sure how many clothing donation boxes have disappeared because of the asswipes who dump their garbage by these. The smog is getting worse every day - again check out air quality on a weather app, especially during the summer. I loved AZ 20 years ago but it has turned into another California and is getting worse.
Such an over dramatization that I can only think you’re just trying to dissuade people from moving here. If not then I guess it’s time for you to move away, huh?
@@DMills-un1tl I was thinking the exact thing.
No It’s not just move there and find out. By the way if you buy a new house and in a year or two it settles. Good luck getting your builder to fix it .They Don’t have to . State law . Welcome to Arizona.
Pack your bags and move back to your frozen Utopia.
Arizona is my home state,been here all my life and yup...I Agree with every word you said,and its gonna get worse..
I lived in Phoenix for 35 years and then moved back to Pennsylvania, where the homes vehicle & registration is cheap, but the taxes are high. I absolutely can't stand this cold, dreary weather out here. I go back to Phoenix as much as possible during the good months, Oct-Mar. Unfortunately, Phoenix has become extremely overpriced since the pandemic, but I'd take it over potholes and narrow streets all day long.
I live in Tucson proper and like where I'm at a lot since I'm 15 minutes from downtown, but also just 25 minutes from Catalina State Park (next to Oro Valley) for some nice desert hiking and beauty. I'm sure many of the homes there have an amazing mountain view of the Catalinas.
As a resident of Arizona I can say with confidence that if this video was a newspaper, it wouldn’t be suitable for kitty litter liner.
I don't understand why people would move to Arizona these days, All the Democrats that moved there have turn that state blue and now people will be paying more and now with the new gov is a shit show now, Arizona is officially California 2.0
Anthem isn’t a city, it’s part of Phoenix.
Thought that too
Correctomundo
I lived in the Queen Creek/Santan valley area and in 2006 there was only afew hundred homes. Now there are thousands. so most of the home sales are simply because they have been building the area up so fast. But its still on the far side. about an hour from Phoenix. It did slump alot during the 2008 housing crash but has recovered. There is abit of another slump because of inflation as the home prices are what drew people in even though it was fairly far away from the phoenix. Anthem is also a wierd city. The city was built by 1 developer into 1 HOA. so its basically a walled city. Anthem is nice but its abit different than normal
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People from the Midwestern U.S. and California are all flocking to Arizona. During the winter months aka now snowbirds are there including Canadians too. People hate the cold and love the dry heat.
The Aqua Fria is dry in the valley because it’s dammed up river at Lake Pleasant. Most rivers in Arizona are dammed for reservoirs so nothing makes it downstream except during monsoons.
I'm fairly certain all the rivers are dammed except for San Carlos east of Tucson
The Agua Fria never had water in it when I was there '14-'18. Crossed the river on foot a hella lot with my bicycle by my side. Lived in Goodyear by the airport, loved that 4 years. Litchfield Park was still tiny when I was there last, but is a pretty neat stretch out west. Would go back if the drought wasn't outta control!
There's only Sedona, period. Best news, no one mows their lawns cuz there ain't no grass growing...HOOYAA!
Sedona has become too touristy, unfortunately.
Sedona nowadays sucks! Because too many people know about it. It’s beautiful once you can push past all the people around literally EVERYWHERE.
Me in flag confused from mere miles away 😂
Overpriced tourist trap.
@@e5toro7008 It wasn't always tourist trap. The best to time to go is when all kids are in school even the college kids..... Too many wait for holidays to go then you see a surge in prices. I went years ago and it was just lovely. Then I went last year 10 days before Thanksgiving & I thought it would be ok avoiding the holiday rush & it was crazy. Even the Phoenix airport that I flew in & out of had 2 hour waits for car rental pickups & drop offs. I know bc I waited in those lines!! People are now travelling not just for the holiday, but are making vacations around at least a week-10 days before & after a holiday.
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What a funny joke…
So is Texas, Montana, Idaho, Florida, the Carolinas, Oregon, and Tennessee.
Really? My sister n law’s family just moved here from Florida this past weekend.
@@brekdown29 hahaha. Freedom loving people welcome. Anti-Freedom people please leave. Live free or die trying.
@Jeromy Thomas that's why I'd move to AZ, freedom. No BS and the high desert is neat.
Many of the suburbs on the outskirts of Phoenix are starting to lose water. That means one day, maybe sooner rather than later, you could turn your faucet handle and nothing will come out. Hauling water, if you can find it, is not much fun. The constantly growing heat island of Phoenix has seriously over tapped the once great reservoir beneath it.
What worries me is too many people moving to Arizona. And our water situation is alarming. As for Queen Creek its a mess due to traffic and stores running out of merchandise. Good quality they have awesome schools.
I lived in the Phx metro area for most of my life. Finally left last year, moved to the Midwest and never looking back. There are good things about AZ, everywhere has its good and bad, but it just wasn't for me.
I drove from Gilbert (where I live) to Maricopa to play golf the other day. On the way back around 4:30 PM the traffic going from Chandler to Maricopa on 347 was backed up for MILES headed in that direction. I couldn't believe it. I felt really sorry for those folks.
@presidentgas6213. There is only one way into and out of Maricopa going north. If there is an accident on the 347, you could be there for several hours, waiting. We live in Ahwatukee, and several of my daughter's friends took the bus from Maricopa to their HS here. (Maricopa doesn't have very good schools, and there is a big home schooling group there, too.)
The 202 is absolutely HORRIBLE when traveling away from (AM) or towards (PM) Gilbert/Queen Creek.
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Tks. much.
Gilbert, AZ is larger than Tacoma, WA by about 50 thousand. When I compare city sizes, I use population as a guide to tell me how big they are. Tacoma is at the other end of the spectrum as far as livability though. My nearest metro area is the tri-cities of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater w approximately 165 thousand in population.
When it's 120 degrees here, they will leave, I can't wait.
Yup!😂
Here's the truth about Arizona, it's a beautiful place to visit but a nightmare to live in. Arizona has the highest inflation in the country. Jobs range from average to poor. Pay is also the same. Price of living has skyrocketed, and remember this is a desert. Everything is a drive away nothing is close. Cheapest places to live, and best places. Are all in the valley, and most and best jobs are in the city. Which means get ready for long commutes. And the traffic is terrible, and the drivers are without the worst in Arizona. The freeway system is an absolute joke, it's called a loop and literally is. Which means nothing is direct or easy to get to .Homes aren't cheap which doesn't make sense, again it's a desert. Lastly summers are brutal, and it last 6 months out of the year. Which means you'll be locked up looking for that AC. Which in turns means, higher electric bills and more gas for your car, because you'll need to blast that AC. All in all people get bamboozled about how great Arizona is. If you're looking to move there I'd say don't, it's definitely not worth it. And if people say different, trust me it's probably because they've never lived anywhere but Arizona.
Gilbert was my favorite city to live in when we were in AZ. About a 45min commute to Phx.
Chandler (south of the 202) is beautiful.
Queen Creek is waaaaay too far out from Phx. You're looking at a commute of about 50+min on a traffic-free commute.
good list but you forgot to mention old Town scottsdale is a pretty young and the best party area by most opinions. tons of fun, also near everything
My Uncle used to own 5 square miles of cattle ranch in the area now known as Mesa. Arizona does not have water sustainability currently. No way I'd move there from Michigan.
Good we don't need more pple. I lived in the Midwest and hated it. But to each his own. I live in Oro Valley and love it. 😻 😻. Water is a problem but Tucson had done a good job with water sustainability. 👍
Wait did you say Prima County?.....That sounds amazing however we are in Pima County LoL. Arizona is AMAZING moved her e from North Atlanta area and I was almost 400 lbs Now I am a outdoorsy girl and lost 203 lbs (sweated most of it away LOL)
I believe a lot of houses in Queen Creek are up for sale because there’s little to no water in that area, there’s a lot of building going on but there’s no water available to those new developments
There's plenty of water
@@johnwarner8569 Arizona is running out of water. There’s a bunch of new developments down there with no water supply.
Is #1 the area near Saddlebrooke-Eagle Crest Ranch? Thanks in advance in advance for clarification!
Wickenburg. Higher elevation and close enough to be a suburb
How about Gila Bend? Been years but where else can you water ski on the water aqueduct being pulled by a pickup truck?
I wouldn't even pull over in Gila Bend to relieve my bladder.
Lived in AZ for 15 years. Know better.
Gila Bend is a craphole.
1:29. See that brown arch? Carefree, AZ has the largest sundial in the world. Normally, you see the ground surrounding it which has the numbers of a clock. Looks like there is some craft sale going on. I think they Christmas lights on it at holiday time.
I live in Catalina Foothills, and I love it!
We have friends who bought in Catalina Foothills…$800,000 +.
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There are a lot of new builds in queen creek and San tan valley. However it is a great state! Highly recommend moving!!
A couple of other places to consider: Vail, AZ right outside east Tucson. Green Valley/Sahuarita, AZ, just south of Tucson about a 15-20 min drive.
Can u please do a version of this series for WV and Maine.....ya know, affordable states for NORMAL INCOME folks?! Ty