What BestPlaces Users Say about Yuma
Background information: Yuma, located in Arizona, is known for its warm climate, affordable housing, and close proximity to the Mexican border. It is a popular retirement destination and has a large military presence due to the nearby Marine Corps Air Station.
Yuma is a popular city for retirees and military personnel due to its warm climate and affordable cost of living. Many users on BestPlaces.net have shared their experiences living in Yuma, offering a range of perspectives on the city. According to "JenG," who has lived in Yuma for 10 years, "Yuma is a great place to live if you like small towns with a good mix of culture. Lots of shopping, dining, and outdoor activities." Another user, "Gail," shares their positive experience, saying, "Yuma is a wonderful city with low crime, good schools, friendly people, and plenty of sunshine!" However, not all reviews are positive. "JohnD" states that "Yuma is a boring and uneventful town with not much to do. The hot summers and constant dust storms make it unbearable." Similarly, "SaraT" shares her disappointment with the city, saying "The cost of living is not as cheap as people make it out to be. The heat is unbearable and the lack of diversity is disappointing." Overall, it seems that Yuma offers a mix of positives and negatives for residents.
based on 48 ReviewsGet to know Yuma with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Yuma
I disagree with the negative posting about Yuma! - 6/30/2006
I relocated to Yuma eight years ago. While the summers are indeed "hot", they are no more so than other cities I've experienced with high humidity/heat indexes. I've never heard of residents dying inside their homes in Yuma, while this occurs annually in other (larger) cities where residents are not equipped to adjust to higher summer temps. There is more water per-capita than any other city in the nation thanks to the underground aquifers from the Gila and Colorado Rivers. Expect to see sand...it is after all located in the Sonoran Desert...but also expect to see the same flora and fauna found in tropical areas due to the moderate winter climate and the ability to irrigate. The average age of residents is 34 and though we attract 90K winter residents who are of retirement age, those persons are able to afford two households both in Yuma and in their colder climate home states. The "numbers" for unemployment, though high, do not adequately describe that we are primarily an
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Seasons - 6/25/2006
Only have two seasons: summer and winter.
Winters are wonderful.
Summers are
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Climate in Yuma - 5/27/2006
Fantastic weather in the spring and winter (end of Oct thru middle of April). Hotter than blazes in the summer
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Yuma Housing - 4/30/2006
I live in the foothills of Yuma Az. The housing is in the 300k and up. The cost of living is moderate and grate place to spend the Winter months. Summer is very hot 105 to 120 deg. Most people leave to a cooler climate like Oregon coast for the summer and return in Oct though summer. Skys are clear with no
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I Don't Have a Sense of Yuma - 2/13/2006
Yuma is America's hottest city. From my perspective, it's only a place to fill up the tank on the drive between San Diego and Phoenix. Then, just keep on driving. Sales taxes exceed 10% and unemployment is frequently more than 30%. The city extends to the horizon with large empty areas and takes 20 minutes to escape from (at 65 mph!). Because of only 3" of annual rainfall, there are few places to find shade and everything is not just dusty, it's dirty. Yards (if you can call them that) consist of dead-looking desert vegetation and people's junk, exposed to the sun 350 days a year. Sounds like heaven, doesn't it! Expect to be sunburned, lonely, and unemployed. If you're a retiree (and there are many here), you might find a nice home in which to spend your final years in a fake neighborhood of identical ranch homes. But ask yourself "Why Yuma?" before you commit. If you've never visited, think of the most desolate place you can imagine and then populate it with older white
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hot hot hot - 11/6/2005
Yuma, AZ is by far one of the hottest places in the world to live. I've put up with the horrible climate because the cost of living was so low. Well, because of many relocators from CA the cost of housing has about tripled. I hope to be relocating to a nicer climate
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Yuma Courts and goverment - 11/1/2005
The city is a good ol boy system a judge named Donato is wrong he heard a case between his neighbor's daughter that has lived next to him for 13 years and ruled a decision with the one needed by
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