Prescott sucks! Not what it used to be...
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1/9/2016
Ive lived here since I was 14. When I first came to this place, it was a nice little city compared to where I used to live (Buckeye, AZ). But my views have changed 100% over the past 10 years. There are way too many people moving here for this small city. It takes me 30 minutes just to drive 8 miles from PV to prescott! In Phoenix, I can just hit the highway and be where I want to very quickly. If there is a traffic Jam in PHX, there are plenty of detours to take, but not in prescott. The residential streets are always surprisingly busy! I thought I moved to a quiet part of town but there are cars going up and down the street every single minute. The cost of living is pretty high and the job market is terrible. Good luck getting a job here, even with a college degree. There are simply not enough jobs going around for the population here. The night life sucks, there is nothing to do here. Not a place to live if your not retired. Even if your retired, its not a quiet place like it used to be. Im starting to see gang tags on dumpsters here in PV. Its turning into a mini Phoenix with no highways, teens on drugs, and old people everywhere. The weather isnt as great as people make it sound. Its gets up to the 90s in the summer and down to teens in the winter. And if its not hot or cold, its windy! There are huge 40 degree shifts in temperature going from morning to afternoon during the summer. I drive to work with my heater on and when I leave, im using my AC. People act like this place is so awesome and its not.
Ian | Prescott Valley, AZ