Best "in between" climate. Not too hot, not too cold. (Phoenix: cost, floor)

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by kanhawk

...While I love the coastal areas of California, I am afraid the cost of living there would be too much for me to live comfortably. I could live there, but I would have to find someplace much more low rent than I would really want to live in...

Actually the cost of living where I live in the Temecula Valley is not that high. We have a pretty good climate with hot summers but not brutally hot like Phoenix, low humidity and warmer winters than Phoenix. We are in a great location, very clean area and very low crime with lots to do. I spent 10 years researching where to retire before we picked this area and moved here 11 years ago. We had lived in many other areas around the country including Arizona, California, and Florida as well as Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela. We can pretty well live where we want but picked here because we liked it better than anywhere else.

[Drholmes]

My name is Mrs Holmes and We are looking for a place to move to next year and we need a place that is not too hot or cold too move to we can pay rent for a house. Looking to pay around $1000 to 1200 a month. We need to move because of our health problems that why we need to find a place that is not too hot or cold

[gemstone1]

Mrs Holmes; A moderate elevation of 3000' to 4000' would probably suit your requirements. Use this link to see what the average temps are.

This tool allows you to use your desired minimum and maximum temperature for a given month. August and January are the typical extreme months in AZ.

Next concern might be the availability of healthcare. Next the ranking of the hospital.

Regards
Gemstone1

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by gemstone1

Next concern might be the availability of healthcare.

Regards
Gemstone1

This was a very important factor is selecting a place to retire for us. We have excellent medical facilities which we have used extensively.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by Drholmes

My name is Mrs Holmes and We are looking for a place to move to next year and we need a place that is not too hot or cold too move to we can pay rent for a house. Looking to pay around $1000 to 1200 a month. We need to move because of our health problems that why we need to find a place that is not too hot or cold

The dry air makes everywhere in Arizona too hot or too cold or both. Best look at California.

[azdr0710]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

The dry air makes everywhere in Arizona too hot or too cold or both. Best look at California.

this is exactly right.....there is NO PLACE in Arizona that's "not too hot and not too cold".....humidity is required to keep temperatures at least somewhat moderate and, much better, a location within a very few miles of an ocean at a mid-latitude helps tremendously.....

the only way to make Arizona work in this way is to have a winter place in a low-elevation desert setting and a summer place in a high-elevation spot....Arizona does have both!

[Fiddlehead]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

The dry air makes everywhere in Arizona too hot or too cold or both. Best look at California.

While this true in a numerical sense, it is less so in terms of sensible temps. The colds feel milder and the heat feels less intense in dry air. Also, although extremes do occur in AZ, they are not typically very long lasting.

I would agree with many here that somewhere between 3500-5500 feet is where the temps don't vary too far from comfortable for too long.

[bigbuglf]

Originally Posted by gemstone1

Mrs Holmes; A moderate elevation of 3000' to 4000' would probably suit your requirements. Use this link to see what the average temps are.

This tool allows you to use your desired minimum and maximum temperature for a given month. August and January are the typical extreme months in AZ.

Next concern might be the availability of healthcare. Next the ranking of the hospital.

Regards
Gemstone1

Nice weather info. links. Thanks for sharing!

[Colt AZ]

Best "in between" climate. Not too hot, not too cold.

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

The dry air makes everywhere in Arizona too hot or too cold or both. Best look at California.

Originally Posted by azdr0710

this is exactly right.....there is NO PLACE in Arizona that's "not too hot and not too cold".....humidity is required to keep temperatures at least somewhat moderate and, much better, a location within a very few miles of an ocean at a mid-latitude helps tremendously.....

the only way to make Arizona work in this way is to have a winter place in a low-elevation desert setting and a summer place in a high-elevation spot....Arizona does have both!

Ain't too many places (this side of Heaven) out there in this particular life that's all that close to being Utopia. Y'all may just be lookin' fer a long, long time. Y'all going to have to jest settle. And be done with it. Yep. That's the reality. Yep.

[stevek64]

Originally Posted by azdr0710

there is NO PLACE in Arizona that's "not too hot and not too cold"

I think the most important factor in all of this is "Too Hot" and "Too Cold" depends on the individual. I know a few people who get too hot in the 70's. And I get too cold in the 50's. Others will laugh at those "too's".