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I agree on Texans. Most of them that I know are from the Houston and San Antonio areas.
I usually see Midwesterners from Michigan/Wisconsin/Illinois etc. and Canadians... And a surprisingly large amount of Alaskans.
Yes! Lots of AK plates running around town, specifically during winter. I see TX plates every 5-10 minutes out here. Theyre everywhere! Those plain Jane black and white plates stick out from a mile away.
Yes! Lots of AK plates running around town, specifically during winter. I see TX plates every 5-10 minutes out here. Theyre everywhere! Those plain Jane black and white plates stick out from a mile away.
I know about 5 families who have moved here from Houston area itself.
I see Texas, California, Nevada, Michigan, and Illinois license plates out here all the time. All you have to do is drive down Scottsdale Road and you will see a multitude.
Yeah I know what you mean - those cactus/desert license plates from Arizona stick out like sore thumbs all over the place around here.
Of course they do... Our license plates are very colorful I think New Mexico has the most noticeable license plates though because of the yellow.
To be fair we are not that far away. Tucson is about 5 or 6 hours to El Paso... and ironically, six hours to Los Angeles. All are just a drive away on the I-10. Actually just took the drive from Tucson to Phoenix today, took about an hour and fifteen. The I-10 is a piece of cake
I think your best bet would be to just spend the extra money and move to California or another coastal state instead of going back and forth between Arizona and Texas, which will both only be a slight upgrade from Arkansas. A lot of my peers from undergrad who stayed in Arizona or ended up in Arkansas, Oklahoma or Texas wished they had done just that.
Those low-cost states leave a lot to be desired in terms of educational, professional, cultural and (save Arizona) outdoor recreational opportunities. Plus, the weather sucks in all of those states.
In essence, you get what you pay for.
Lots of people don't like California for many reasons. I grew up visiting Southern California often, in both San Diego and Los Angeles. While the beaches are nice, I felt like the cities equally left something to be desired, especially San Diego. Los Angeles was slightly better, but the traffic and the prices I saw for everything in stores, gas stations, etc. made me not enjoy it nearly as much. As far as SoCal goes, the only thing I like is the beach. The rest of what SoCal has I can get here for so much less. I have never been in the northern part of California so I don't know what that's like.
Odds are if OP is looking at Arizona and Texas... California has already been crossed off the list. It's one of the biggest and most well-known states, with many big cities. Believe me, if people think about relocation, California has been through their mind at least once.
Yes! Lots of AK plates running around town, specifically during winter. I see TX plates every 5-10 minutes out here. Theyre everywhere! Those plain Jane black and white plates stick out from a mile away.
Texas net domestic migration per year is +154,467
Arizona net domestic migration per year is +41,975
Chances are we have more AZ plates here than TX plates in AZ.
Since CA keeps getting mentioned the net domestic migration is -32,090.
It doesn't matter. You still have more people choosing Texas over Arizona, just like more people are choosing Texas over California, which is larger.
What a ridiculous comparison - apples and oranges. The size of TX is 268,830 sq. miles while AZ is 113,998. In addition, (as of 2014), the current population of TX is 26.96 million, while AZ is 6.731 million. Of course more people are going to move to TX considering there are several more established metro areas (and opportunities that go along with those metros) than in AZ. Considering the much lower COL for cities in both states, it would make sense as to why people are choosing to move to these places over California, not exclusively because they are "better overall".
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I think New Mexico has the most noticeable license plates though because of the yellow. 
