Retire to Yuma Foothills
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5/25/2012
Yuma Foothills area. 14 miles east of downtown Yuma. Definitely a snowbird destination. Very inexpensive place to retire. Lots to do for the over 55 crowd. Not hispanic. Everyone is more or less in the same boat. July and August have a few days over 115. But everything is air conditioned. Humidity runs 0 to 15. Means when you live here a couple of summers your body clematises and 100 out of the sun is very comfortable. I wouldn't want to work outside in this July weather but for retirees its wonderful. I'm 75 and very active. My hands pained me, my back hurt etc. up north. Here very little arthritis. Sun all the time. If everyone with arthritis knew how much better they'd feel here Yuma would be 10 times the size it is. Imagine, no humidity, no mosquitoes, very few flies, birds galore. In the Yuma foothills everyone is friendly and easy to talk to. Most of the business places are staffed by retirees. You can talk to, and understand all. If you like the action and people in large cities do not come to Yuma Foothills. Were retired, slow drivers, not angry and hardly ever in a hurry. Real estate is quite inexpensive. While Yuma is the third largest metropolitan area in Arizona it is still a very small town. I can understand the 21 to 40 crowd not liking it here. No young single bars etc. This is a family place with a lot of older folks. By the way, I visit Northern relatives during July but can't wait to get home before August.
MIke | Fortuna Foothills, AZ