Climate is great BUT
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5/23/2007
Wen I moved here in 2000, I thought Tucson was wonderful. The climate is first rate even the summers, which are more of a blast furnace than summer.
But aside from the climate, Tucson is stuck in a small townmentality. With 1.2 million reisdents, the powers that be still think the town is 250,000. The freeways are being ripped up for the next 3 years, street traffic is a bad as Los Angeles, drivers are the worst I've ever seen and I have seen drivers all over the world plus you have all the old fols who still think they can drive (by old I mean 80+) and present a real hazard. The add the Mexicans who don't read or speak English and its a mess.
Crime is rampant, car insurance is very expensive( Tucson is #1 in the country for auto theft)hosing is less afforadable than 6 years ago- lots of building here as well. Plus, Tucson is 60 miles form the border, so we have all those problems as well. Water is becoming scare each year.
While you can't run from problems as its everywhere, there are better places to live than here. CLimate isn't the only thing to look for. The schools are on par with Mississippi's and private schools are the answer if you can afford them. I wouldn't put my kids in a Tucson school for any amount of money. The non English speakers drag down scores and divert teachers from really teaching.
Food is getting expensive, taxes are increasing, public transportation is very slowly getting better, and you have to select your hospital carefully.
Cheri | Tucson, AZ