What is the Best City in Arizona for my Needs? Is there somebody out their that knows the WHOLE State Well? (Phoenix: homes, landscaping)

[RoofTopPigeon]

Here's the things that I'm looking for:


1.) A Good Mix of Phoenix Heat with Slim to little Chance of Snow.


2.) What cities in Arizona have the Most Lawns;
Because I Run a Mowing Business.
and I want to have a could central hub; for driving to my lawn jobs.


3.) The Lowest Cost of Living City in the State


I imagine it's going to be one of the cities in the Middle line of State;
I'm Just Not familiar with Cites in the Center of the State!
Should I go closer to the Sedona Area?

[azdr0710]

if slim to little chance of snow is important, you'll need to stay below about 3000' elevation anywhere in the state....Sedona is at 4327' and receives a little bit of snow every winter once or twice, but it melts within a day or so.....the SW third of the state is the lowest part (draw a line diagonally NW to SE across the state)

if lawns are important, Phoenix is practically your only choice.....some areas of town are still extensively irrigated with canal water from the Salt River and the homes in those areas sometimes have large lawns (the Arcadia district is the classic example in Phx)....in addition, many people in town just like to have lawns, however inappropriate that may be....

except for Sedona, Flagstaff, and a few other non-qualifying (to you) towns in the state, Arizona has a low-cost of living.....

however, I suggest you don't move here at all if you're going to rely on operating a lawn-care business....pay is low and there are already many here who do that

[jamies]

Most folks in my area (NW) grow either gravel or old broken cars. And weeds.

Might want to try Florida or start some retraining.

Seriously, this is the last place outside of Saudi Arabia where opening a yard mowing business would be advised.

[Prickly Pear]

Originally Posted by jamies

Most folks in my area (NW) grow either gravel or old broken cars. And weeds.

Might want to try Florida or start some retraining.

Seriously, this is the last place outside of Saudi Arabia where opening a yard mowing business would be advised.

lol agreed. I would say more neighborhoods in Arizona have gravitated towards xeriscaping, and if not that, the lower income neighborhoods in West Valley have just outright stopped watering their dead grass lawns, but haven't removed it. There's plenty of that out here.

The only green places in the state (where there are lawns) are expensive. That includes the irrigated neighborhoods like Arcadia and the old homes near Central... And Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, Payson, etc.

[gemstone1]

"Most folks in my area (NW) grow either gravel or old broken cars. And weeds"...yeah, but that is part of what makes Bullfrog City so "unique"....

Believe it or not....but Yuma has lots of grass....most homes have grass, all city lots, parks, libraries have grass, car lots have grass...there are also lots of grass mowers....so it is probably not a "hot" market for a newcomer. But, the last time it snowed there was 1933!

Regard
Gemstone1

[RoofTopPigeon]

Originally Posted by gemstone1

"Believe it or not....but Yuma has lots of grass...

Regard
Gemstone1

Would Yuma,
Probably be the most profitable area
for offering lawn care services then?

[curly5759]

Originally Posted by RoofTopPigeon

Would Yuma,
Probably be the most profitable area
for offering lawn care services then?

As a former Yuman, I would say no. Lawn care is easy enough to get into, all you need is a truck and a mower to start, so consequently, a lot of people try their hand at it. I wouldn't be surprised at all to find that per capita, Yuma has more lawn care companies than the rest of the state. Add the nearby border as a source of cheap labor and you will be hard pressed to be able to make a go of it. I lived in a county island in the middle of town and we had flood irrigation so I had a nice green yard, but as mentioned above, the trend is toward smaller grass areas and more desert landscaping.

Curly

[observer53]

You've been given choices of Phoenix area or Yuma as having the most lawns. There's already plenty of lawn care/landscaping folks out there in both places, as others have suggested. I don't have grass, and I get three or four business cards a week sometimes left on my doorstep. I would not encourage anyone to make an out of state move to AZ with the intent of making a living in that business.

[jamies]

Originally Posted by gemstone1

"Most folks in my area (NW) grow either gravel or old broken cars. And weeds"...yeah, but that is part of what makes Bullfrog City so "unique"....
Gemstone1

" Unique." That's another word for meth infested slum right?

But hey, there's only been two shootings this week. But they were in Ft. Mohave so it doesn't count.

[locolobo13]

OP, this is just my 2 cents. Consider changing your business to landscaping. There are plenty of lawns to mow but there are a lot of other options around the State. Either way you will have a lot of competition landscaping or just mowing. Maybe try working for a local landscaper first?


As to where? Phoenix Metro, Tucson area, I would never have thought of Yuma but why not? Perhaps the Casa Grande area? The smaller the towns the fewer possible customers and economical possibilities.


Good luck.