Moving to AZ - research thread

What would be the best and worst things about living in Central or Northern Arizona? Say Flagstaff. We really enjoyed visiting so I'm curious what it's like to actually live there. It's one of the only areas I would consider moving to based on our limited time visiting.

 

its terrible man, just awful, like jumping in a pool with your close on, lol

If I worked out in the field still or something maybe I would care more, so this is great to me.

I have to work on the wall and pool so that will take some time

 

Flagstaff, snow and cold. It's 7000ft elevation. And fairly pricey, too. Beautiful summers.

Prescott is probably the most well rounded, weather wise. 5300ft elevation or something close. Not as expensive as Flagstaff, for the most part.

Cottonwood/ Clarkdale/Verde Valley/Sedona area is really growing. The Cottonwood downtown is getting super cool. Sits at like 3500 ft elevation. Sedona 4500 ish. Still gets hot, but not horrible. Not nearly as cold as Flagstaff nor Prescott.
Sedona is incredibly expensive and jam packed with tourists.

 

go back and look through this entire thread, I started looking everywhere and its all covered in here.

I didn't want winter at all, hence down here with the southern boys

 

do we have to have front licensed plates here?

 

Nope.

 

sweet, this shit is getting better by the minute, boost will love getting that thing off. my son named it "boost" lol

plus super stoked about no clock changes either

 

I like kinda being out here a ways

 

When/if I ever get fired from the railroad I will definitely be moving up that way. Not sure exactly where, but somewhere in the area. If that doesn't happen, I suppose I will have to wait until retirement.

 

Coming back to California and having to deal with the time change again was total ass...

 

Jerome is such a cool place too. Crazy on the weekends, but great to visit during the week.

 

I think that about everything, lol. Im a during the week dude, golf especially

 

I rarely have actual weekends off. I don't miss that one bit!

If you like golf, you'll find plenty of it now.

 

I really thinks he's the one who has been helping that area become what it's becoming. I was never a Tool fan, but he seems to be a pretty good dude. Maybe I will try some of his wine next time I'm up there.

 

whoa, whoa whoa,

not a tool fan? ha , saw them way back in the day, awesome shows.

 

It's pretty rare, I know, haha.

 

Yeah, he has invested a lot of money in that area.

If you're up in the area for Halloween, they do a huge party in Jerome. We went a couple years ago, pretty fun.

 

Thanks for having mercy!

 

now im blasting some tool watching the sun set over the mountains here

super legit

 

AZ sunsets are legendary…

 

pretty awesome

 

Not to rain on your parade, they get even better!!!

 

that's not raining man, this so so great, the pics don't do it justice

Im blessed to have this place, its so nice, views are killer.

in the AM I get the rincons from the courtyard to the east

 

I can’t wait for the party so I can pass out in the back yard

 

ya, wife would love that, the rattlers and bobcat can have you since no wall and
im backing to the open desert, lol