Review of Tucson, Arizona

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Don't bother with Tucson, many better places

- 8/10/2019
I have resided in the Tucson area for about fourteen years watching Tucson basically deteriorate into a congested dirty and dangerous city. Tucson last year was ranked as being 5th poorest major city and ranked as having the 4th lowest employment pay scale of all major cities. Add to this a violent crime rate that is twice the national average. Tucson is becoming very congested with vicious traffic and some of the worst drivers you'll find anywhere. No city planning is in the pipeline to address this problem either. Tucson has very few good jobs as well, most pay about 30-32K on average and Tucson's largest employer the University of Arizona has much lower salaries than neighbor universities like New Mexico State University even. Tucson is growing rapidly with all the California transplants so housing and rent prices are rising quickly as well, in five years Tucson will probably be mostly unaffordable just like Denver and Portland have now become. To add insult Tucson roads are abysmal and the monsoon is basically nonexistent so summers are very hot and humid in July and August. If you're thinking about moving to Tucson, reconsider your decision, there are so many more equatable choices in Tucson. This place with the low wages and escalating prices can drag you down, there are small cities in the western US that have a much quality of life
Greg | Tucson, AZ