Gas Prices (Chandler, Gilbert: apartment, new home, subsidized)

[Dazgaz]

Oh to pay only $3 a gallon. As Cyanna mentioned, here in the UK it's way overpriced. I recently paid £1.10/litre, which equates to just over $8 a gallon! I filled my car today, and yesterday, and it costs me just about $100 and I get just over 300 miles out of that!

[cia191630]

Originally Posted by AZ_singlemother

Georgia is way more affordable in housing prices?

Gas and housing are unliveable here in the valley. If I were you, stay in Georgia or look elsewhere that is not a "hot market" like Phoenix, overpriced and with high gas prices - ---this is the next California. I moved here and made a mistake, don't want others to do the same.

Well, I don't care for GA much. I came to Phoenix when I was in high school and that is where I wanted to live ever since. Why would I stay in GA, just because of the price of gas and housing? I'm not even looking to buy. I'll save that for when I decide to actually settle down somewhere.

[cia191630]

On top of that, to buy a house the size I want and the style I want in the city I want, will cost $500 thousand and up here.

[ndflicks]

I'm moving from GA too, gas prices/cost of living here aren't quite what people imagine. Bear in mind, the stats on the /100,000 sites are typically 3 or more years old and Census figures are a joke as they're based on participation. The 10% unemployment in my area as well as the minimal payscale leaves people streetfighting for $6 an hour jobs in my area.

Gas. $2.91/gallon for the 'regular' this morning when I filled up.

Rentals. $700-900 for something decent... $1100-$1500 in the nearby bigger cities.

Surely it's apparent why areas like Phoenix are attractive to so many simply on an economic scale.

[cia191630]

See, I haven't left my house since Friday. I haven't needed gas in a couple of days so I don't know what the price is now.

You're right, people think it's cheap to live here, but it really isn't. And there is no words for the traffic. It almost seems as if rush hour never ends. I tried to get to a doctor appoint at 10am, left at 930. Gave up because at 1015, I was still on the top end of Atlanta, trying to make it to the bottom part. Basically had only driven about 10 miles.

[AZ_singlemother]

Originally Posted by ndflicks

I'm moving from GA too, gas prices/cost of living here aren't quite what people imagine. Bear in mind, the stats on the /100,000 sites are typically 3 or more years old and Census figures are a joke as they're based on participation. The 10% unemployment in my area as well as the minimal payscale leaves people streetfighting for $6 an hour jobs in my area.

Gas. $2.91/gallon for the 'regular' this morning when I filled up.

Rentals. $700-900 for something decent... $1100-$1500 in the nearby bigger cities.

Surely it's apparent why areas like Phoenix are attractive to so many simply on an economic scale.

Same thing here but the jobs pay less. AZ is one of the lowest paying states in the nation. 1 bedroom apartments start at $800 unless you move to a high crime area for Georgia rates. The rents in the city and nice areas are really high and going up.

If you plan to move somewhere cheaper, AZ is not the place.

[cia191630]

I plan to move there because it's something I've wanted to do for over 10 years. I've always managed to survive everywhere I've lived. I'm not going to run away from somewhere I want to live because the gas is more expensive.

I work customer service and the job I have an interview for pays more than what I make now. I also researched apartments in Chandler and Gilbert and I've seen 2 bdrms starting in the $700s. I now pay 900 for a 3 bdrm, plus lights thats about 200, plus gas that is running me about 250-300, plus trash, and then water. It most likely would even out.

My advantage, I wouldn't be living in a state I really don't want to live in. Now if you tell me the roaches fly there also and yall are starting to have humidity, then you MIGHT start to change my mind.

[SElaine]

Originally Posted by cia191630

I plan to move there because it's something I've wanted to do for over 10 years. I've always managed to survive everywhere I've lived. I'm not going to run away from somewhere I want to live because the gas is more expensive.

I work customer service and the job I have an interview for pays more than what I make now. I also researched apartments in Chandler and Gilbert and I've seen 2 bdrms starting in the $700s. I now pay 900 for a 3 bdrm, plus lights thats about 200, plus gas that is running me about 250-300, plus trash, and then water. It most likely would even out.

My advantage, I wouldn't be living in a state I really don't want to live in. Now if you tell me the roaches fly there also and yall are starting to have humidity, then you MIGHT start to change my mind.

Hi Cia!

Don't let singlemother's negativity get to you. It's really too bad that she doesn't like it here, but frankly, that's not your issue to deal with. As you can tell by the growth in this area, a lot of people are moving here from other places. They like it, and they stay. As far as the cost of living here in relationship to other parts of the country-- it's lower than some places and higher than some places. If you compare us to parts of the midwest, well then, duh, we are going to seem expensive. If you compare us to California or some of the big cities back East, our housing seems like a bargain. Good luck to you on your decision to move. I moved here from out of state and I love it.

By the way, gas was 2.83 when I filled up a few days ago; I don't know if it's changed in the past couple of days. But, as you know, gas prices are going up all over the country.

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by cia191630

I plan to move there because it's something I've wanted to do for over 10 years. I've always managed to survive everywhere I've lived. I'm not going to run away from somewhere I want to live because the gas is more expensive.

I work customer service and the job I have an interview for pays more than what I make now. I also researched apartments in Chandler and Gilbert and I've seen 2 bdrms starting in the $700s. I now pay 900 for a 3 bdrm, plus lights thats about 200, plus gas that is running me about 250-300, plus trash, and then water. It most likely would even out.

My advantage, I wouldn't be living in a state I really don't want to live in. Now if you tell me the roaches fly there also and yall are starting to have humidity, then you MIGHT start to change my mind.

All very good points. My husband and I feel the same way. We wish to move back to the Phoenix area because we LIKE it. We also like my hometown in Simi Valley, CA, but with the average cost of buying a house there being just under half a million dollars, to rent a 3 bedroom house is over $2,000 and a 2 bedroom apartment going for $1500.

Like anywhere else Phoenix area has low paying jobs, high paying jobs and median range jobs. I never had trouble surviving there, neither as a married mother or a single mother. I would say the only time we did find ourselves in trouble was when my current husband and I got married and because he wasn't allowed to work until we could get his papers processed I was the sole earner in our family of four. It was only a problem because we were trying to save money out of the household money to pay for his papers. But really, if you want to make it in Phoenix you can, just like anywhere else. Each person forges their own destinty which is determined by their willingness to work hard for it.

We won't talk about the flying sewer roaches

[cia191630]

Originally Posted by Cyanna

We won't talk about the flying sewer roaches

Awww man! You mean to tell me they migrated from the south? Please tell me you are joking!