10 Reasons Not To Move To Tucson (Phoenix, Peoria: real estate, housing, rent)

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by actinic

But hey the weather's great

That's right! If I was walking out at 8 p.m. wearing capri pants and a T-shirt on Feb 29, it's great!

[actinic]

Originally Posted by xwideopenskyx

If you think Tucson's crime is so bad, you need to visit places like Detroit, Cleveland etc.

Lol, that's like saying you'll look slimmer surrounding yourself with fat people . The fact is you're still fat.

There's plenty of places with lower crime rates than Tucson.

United States cities by crime rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Detroit and Cleveland have their own threads and this isn't about them.

[pureid]

Originally Posted by odinloki1

I find the cultural diversity to be false. Latino or white, thats it.

Restaurants are either chains or Mexican, anything else is lacking as well.

Outdoorsy things. Again the hot months are so restrictive because you can dehydrate so quick it defeats the point. For anything longer than an hour you need at least a gallon or two of water. In addition all the spikey and poisonous things take enjoyment out of the outdoors. I want to enjoy the environment, not spend half my time taking cactus needles out of my legs.

Who wants to wear 2-3 layers of sunscreen all the time and still feel like your skin is burning because the sun is so intense.

I miss Michigan, the cloud cover kept me from getting burned and kept the sun from burning out my retinas. Plus the climate was hospitable to life that isn't spiky or poisonous.

Typical complaints of a snowbird. Sounds like you should go back to the midwest...

[tracey_stoner]

Originally Posted by s35flyer

I've been going to the Phoenix area now for 6 years, scottsdale, chandler, mesa, gilbert, mesa you name it. I see nothing but a big flat, suburb of LA. The day we hit Tucson, it was love at first sight. Guess there is something for everybody.

yea it aint dat bad people..if i had to move here from tijuana..it suked 4 alittle bit but then i started meeting people and having fun

[tracey_stoner]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Trading Las Vegas for Tucson, much cheaper places to buy. One needs to know the altitude factor living in the SW. I see Nogales is close to 4000 feet, 1300 feet higher than Tucson. So, it should be a bit cooler there in summer for a weekend getaway. Been to Nogales, Mx, love the city. There must be a nice hotel there to camp out for a weekend getaway. Currently, I go to Tijuana to camp out for a long weekend, same motel I've been using for 10 years, Nogales can't be any more dangerous than Tijuana, I haven't had a bad incident in Tijuana ever. I see there's other higher altitude places to get away to not too far from Tucson to cool off. And from Nogales one can jump on a bus and head south from there to Guaymas, Hermosillo, Chihuahua (love the city). REcently, I traversed the Atacama Desert in north Chile where they only get .01 precip. per year (driest desert in the world) where you won't even find a small cactus or desert shrub, ONLY sand. After seeing all that (and loving it) the U.S. Southwest is NOT desert, but semi-desert. Used to live in Phoenix for 3 years, no more of that incredible sprawl and cops who are out to get you if they even catch you picking your nose. I have done enough research on Tucson and, right now, all arrows point to Tucson. I'm not a nightclubber, not into fancy restaurants, big concerts, I'd be more than happy in a "boring" city where I can do lots of reading, sleeping, biking (on one of the bicycle websites I see Tucson has gotten a Gold award for making the city more bicycle friendly). Yeah! Las Vegas is less humid than Tucson (3.5 inches of rain a year opposed to Tucson's reported 11 inches) and I'll miss the drier air here (at 100 degrees with 5% humidity there's no need for A/C) and the taller mountains but that's about it. If you're not a gambler in Las Vegas, it's no more interesting than Tucson or Des Moines, Iowa, OR if you're a member of the working class who can only dream of having enough money to go to one of their $100 ticket Cirque du Soleil shows. I'm looking forward to my move.

diz fool..man Tijuana is way worse than nogales..i'm amazed that you didnt say i got jacked in tijuana and not in nogales..I live in tucson ur gonna tell me theres a lot of crime..maybe yeah but people moving in aint got nothing to worry about.Unless they are already heated here....if u know what i mean.

[desguy]

jimisru-

Although this post is several months later than the previous post, I could not let your weather inaccuracies remain w/o correction!

You say:
"...and try sitting at a bus stop in 110 degree heat sometime.
As for the heat, it's oppressive. It easily gets over 105 and 115 is not uncommon, and it stays that way for months. The air is choked with pollution and the heat makes breathing difficult.

You'll have to go to Phoenix or Yuma or even Palm Springs, CA for the not uncommon 115. In the years '05 and '06 the highest temperatures for Tucson were 111. And in '07 the highest temp was 108. For the most part, August in Tucson is monsoon weather and the temps are mostly 100 and under.
source: wunderground.com

The all-time Tucson daily extreme for the period "1894-2006" was 117 deg F on June 28, 1990
source: National Weather Service - NWS Tucson

Get-a-grip on reality. I agree with LordBalfor that your inaccurate rants will just reduce your credibility. Take your keyboard anger and post elsewhere.

Tom

[anomoly]

For any newcomer, especially if you come from a progressive state like California
THIS STATE IS A 'GOOD OLD BOY' NETWORK
Watch your back with any law enforcement
Never trust anyone in any position of authority, including University, Policy Makers
Never believe anything anyone tells you: they aren't the brightest stars in the sky, no matter what they try to tell you.
Don't bother trying to find out the laws---they aren't important here.

Yeah, I'm a jaded escapee. But, I got out of that state, never to return. Since I left, I've been traveling through many small towns OUTSIDE OF ARIZONA, living in my RV.
I have to laugh at everyone's comments about 'nothing to do' in Tucson and Phoenix... I can't stop laughing!! You have no idea what it's like in a town that has a grocery store that closes at 8pm, taco bell 9pm, one local pharmacy, no Walgreens, no Walmart, 2 bars (1 is country, only open on weekends).
What I miss?
The weather!!! I'm a desert rat, and love the heat.
And I thought there was always SO MUCH TO DO
Oh, BEST THING? Community Radio Station KXCI---you will hear EVERYTHING, and it's community supported.
Just don't trust the cops..

[sickofIL]

I agree with desguy. The temperatures that are recorded are from calibrated sensors and equipment, not a cheap thermometer that someone humg in their yard. As a Sr. Test Engineer, I fully understand test instrumentation and the differences in something you buy at Home Depot and something that is used at official weather stations. The people that talk about constant temperatures over 110 degrees are using the Home Depot stuff. These are made in China and are indicators without calibration and are not certified for accurate data. You could put any number of these beside each other and get a different reading on each one. There is also the problem with placement. Where you put one is just as important as the quality of the instrument. You could put the same thermometer in 10 different locations in your yard and get ten different temperatures.
What I am trying to say is that you can't base your temperatures on a cheap thermometer that may not be placed properly and really know that you have an accurate temperature. I will always believe the official recorded temperatures first.
I've been to both Tucson and Phoenix and Tucson does not have the temperatures that Phoenix has. The highest official recorded temperature in Tucson was 117 deg. F and 122 deg. F. To me, Phoenix is too hot. Here in the Chicago area, the record temperature was 106 deg. F., although the humidity was so high that it was very difficult to breath. I have been in Phoenix when it was 112 and there was no comparison. At least in Phoenix you could breath. In Chicago we also have quite a few days with humidity at 100%, and usually it is over 80 deg. I would rather be in the 112 deg that I experienced in Phoenix than in Chicago with 100% humidity. Again, it all depends on your point of view or what you are comparing as to how good or bad anything is.

[azmama27]

Originally Posted by Mudd

Tucson's a slum for the most part, unless you can afford foothills living. I can't wait to leave, to be honest, and neither can my wife. Stay away!

I second this post. My family is moving also because of these reasons. We are looking into Texas real hard and planning a move soon.

[anomoly]

Originally Posted by azmama27

I second this post. My family is moving also because of these reasons. We are looking into Texas real hard and planning a move soon.

oow..Texas...even scarier