Ok, I must add some information about Tucson. After 3.5 years here in Tucson, I now have some observations that I must share. I still enjoy Tucson's weather and golf, and it still feels safer than Philly however, with all due respect to native Tucsonians, this town is headed in an interesting direction. I now see that the downtown may never be redeveloped. This is a great place for retirees because there's no pace whatsoever. In my own opinion, it isn't a reasonably cheap place to live anymore as many have thought it to be. We are faced with a possible 4.35% property tax hike based on the value of your home from 2007 because Tucson's officials are playing a game against themselves, that they probably won't win (the dog chasing its tail). This stinks. The Rio Nuevo revitalization project sounds great on paper and as a Community Economic Developer, it was a not-so-wise choice. They should have built the baseball stadium downtown to further enhance the downtown's appearance and economic stability/growth. But I now know that Tucson's officials are somewhat against growth. Its a beautiful place but its sad that its not utilizing the town's potential for better growth overall. Why did they build all these new homes, and very little economic development around these new subdivisions? Anti-growth strategies. People are still nice, but the mentality is to be "comfy". The job market is as diverse as a pack of M & M's. Either you build missles, work for U of A, state or county gov't, and oh yeah, tourism and a few industries in between. And don't expect to get a raise unless your company is really nice to you. So, in efforts to maintain our good credit, me and my wife will have to just suck all of this up until we can sell our home in a few years, i hope. So, to sum it up, if your retired, its great as long as your not on a fixed income. If your ambitious and hungry for more out of life, rent a place and pay attention to "the way" things work here before you put all your eggs in this basket. -Just my observations.
Phil | Tucson, AZ | Report Abuse