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Review of Tucson, Arizona


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Star Rating - 10/21/2014
If you can afford housing in the foothills or gated communities, you may have a better experience here as this shields you from the homeless at every corner and trash accumulating at the roadside throughout most of the city. Coming from the airport, shuttle vans move the resort and spa bound through ugly and worn south Tucson. The roads are of poor quality with multiple pot holes. The roadway system is outdated and unable to move traffic about efficiently which results in too many cases of road rage. Angry people. Many operating in survival mode. Disengaged and disconnected heavy spirits who reflect the surrounding of waste and hopelessness. A lack of pride is evident as there is no effort being made to make the city look more appealing.
The agreeable weather most of the year and beauty of the desert do not make up for all the negatives, we sure have tried though.
Not a good place to raise a family. Poor school systems and AZ spends little on students. Research and look elsewhere to have a positive prosperous future.

Julian | Tucson, AZ
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Thank you. Appreciate the info & your honesty.
Contributor | San Antonio, TX | Report Abuse

Ummm... We are very middle income, live with neighbors who are firemen, clergymen, retired and enlisted military and I have NEVER seen homeless anywhere near (like within 10 miles) of our neighborhood. There are poor sections of town (and almost every town has those...ironically near the airport) and obviously you can't look past those areas. I would bet that most of the road rage instigators and angry people have the same inability as you (and I think YOU are one of those disengaged, disconnected folks...you really need to look elsewhere and leave).
P | Tucson, AZ | Report Abuse
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