A wood or pellet stove should heat a home pretty nicely, in fact when I had a cabin at Mormon Lake it would get too hot inside and we would need to open the windows if the fire was roaring. Typically you'd want another source of centralized heat, electric or gas/propane. I had a 1600 square foot cabin at Mormon Lake (near Flagstaff) for many years, and a large propane tank . I needed to fill the tank maybe 3-4 times every year (it was a large tank). The bill was typically 800-1200 per fill, but it varied due to the price of gas. I sold that home in 2020, gas prices were lower so I probaby could fill for $750-$800 .
Hey Dawn, I am a longtime Phoenician considering moving to Show Low. But I know nothing about snow. Is there a month we can't drive there from here because of snow? Are vacant houses typically winterized? Anything else I should know about transitioning from the desert to the high country? If you made a video about this, i would gladly watch it. Thanks!
Vacant homes should be winterized once the temps get below freezing, which is usually around Thanksgiving. I very rarely find homes in high elevations that don't have water turned off and other winter measures unless they are owner occupied. I do have a video on 'how to winterize your cabin' on this channel, but nothing on transitioning from desert to snow country. I'll have to think about that one, could be a good topic.
I am from Europe, wanting to move to Northern Arizona with my 5y old son with special needs. I am looking for a place with access to special needs education, speech therapy, equine therapy etc., no extreme climate, some cultural life, beautiful nature/architecture, no metropolitan feel,... Tell me which locations could be good, please!
You would probably get the best services if you settled in Phoenix or Tucson, although Flagstaff could also be a good choice. I have a 24 year old son with high functioning autism. We lived in together Phoenix until he was an adult, now he lives with his dad. I received services for him through the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities. It would be wise to check out their website. He received great state services until he was 8 years old. At that time (8th birthday), the DDD determined that he was doing "too well" because he was performing in school at grade level and no longer quaified. Unfortunately, because of the autism even though he was smart enough to get good grades he still needed a lot of help. While he was eligible for services, he received speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, music therapy. And habilitation therapy. Equine thepay was also great, but I think we paid for that ourselves. At that time the state of Arizona paid for everything and it was great. You should be able to see if he would qualify for services while living in any part of the state. But I am concerned that in some of the rural areas you would have trouble finding providers. Help this helps.
Excellent information, thank you.
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Great advice!! Thank you Dawn!! 😊
Thank you!
Also, how to affordably heat a place is a concern. Propane? Stove? Wood or pellet?
A wood or pellet stove should heat a home pretty nicely, in fact when I had a cabin at Mormon Lake it would get too hot inside and we would need to open the windows if the fire was roaring. Typically you'd want another source of centralized heat, electric or gas/propane. I had a 1600 square foot cabin at Mormon Lake (near Flagstaff) for many years, and a large propane tank . I needed to fill the tank maybe 3-4 times every year (it was a large tank). The bill was typically 800-1200 per fill, but it varied due to the price of gas. I sold that home in 2020, gas prices were lower so I probaby could fill for $750-$800 .
Hey Dawn, I am a longtime Phoenician considering moving to Show Low. But I know nothing about snow. Is there a month we can't drive there from here because of snow? Are vacant houses typically winterized? Anything else I should know about transitioning from the desert to the high country? If you made a video about this, i would gladly watch it. Thanks!
Vacant homes should be winterized once the temps get below freezing, which is usually around Thanksgiving. I very rarely find homes in high elevations that don't have water turned off and other winter measures unless they are owner occupied. I do have a video on 'how to winterize your cabin' on this channel, but nothing on transitioning from desert to snow country. I'll have to think about that one, could be a good topic.
I am from Europe, wanting to move to Northern Arizona with my 5y old son with special needs. I am looking for a place with access to special needs education, speech therapy, equine therapy etc., no extreme climate, some cultural life, beautiful nature/architecture, no metropolitan feel,... Tell me which locations could be good, please!
You would probably get the best services if you settled in Phoenix or Tucson, although Flagstaff could also be a good choice. I have a 24 year old son with high functioning autism. We lived in together Phoenix until he was an adult, now he lives with his dad. I received services for him through the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities. It would be wise to check out their website. He received great state services until he was 8 years old. At that time (8th birthday), the DDD determined that he was doing "too well" because he was performing in school at grade level and no longer quaified. Unfortunately, because of the autism even though he was smart enough to get good grades he still needed a lot of help. While he was eligible for services, he received speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, music therapy. And habilitation therapy. Equine thepay was also great, but I think we paid for that ourselves. At that time the state of Arizona paid for everything and it was great. You should be able to see if he would qualify for services while living in any part of the state. But I am concerned that in some of the rural areas you would have trouble finding providers. Help this helps.