Reviews & Comments
Phoenix, AZ
Not that great -
1/19/2018I moved from the suburbs of Denver CO to the suburbs of Phoenix AZ 3.5 years ago.
The Pro's:
The housing market is less expensive than Denver, Seattle, Portland OR and any place in California, though it's rapidly getting more expensive.
The weather from November through April is wonderful.
Some major companies have headquarters here such as Intel, Amazon, Discover and more tech companies that I can't think of at the moment.
The Con's:
It is so horribly hot between May through most of October that you run from one indoor location to another and still will sweat profusely.
Most here are so used to being hot that they set their air conditioning at about 85 degrees when it's 118 degrees outside which for me makes it miserable to go to anyone's home.
July and August is the monsoon season resulting in the weather being both hot and humid with torrential downpours for several months.
Generally speaking there are a lot of very ill-mannered people here. If you like any kind of gentility at all don't come here.
AZ has one of the worst education systems in the country right down with Arkansas and Mississippi. This results in lots of illiteracy and sadly ignorant people everywhere.
There is a huge problem her with drug addiction, especially narcotic pain killers.
There are so many elderly people here that it can take months to get an appointment with specialists during the time of year when the snowbirds arrive.
The doctor's have so many patients that they and their staff are often rude and really don't care if they lose you as a patient. It's common to not see a doctor at all, only the physician's assistant but they charge you the same.
Customer service in most industries including the medical profession is often horrible. Good luck to get your meal right in the restaurant or to have your doctor's office give you correct information about what insurance they are in network with.
Even in a nice suburb were I live I am approached all the time by people asking for money.
I've never seen so many sad, illiterate, messed up, depressing people in my life.
The drivers are extremely reckless, dangerous and aggressive.
Find another place to move if you can.
Now this is neither a pro or a con but there are lots of Mormons here. Their kids seem to be more polite than others from what I've seen.
I hope this helps anyone looking for info on Phoenix.