Review of Phoenix, Arizona


What happened to Phoenix?!
Star Rating - 6/3/2019
I give Phoenix 2 stars because we have family here and also, because there’s no tornados. I’ve lived in Phoenix for 38 years, since the age of 2. I’ve always loved it here before it grew into this overpopulated chaos it is in now. In 2017 alone, Maricopa County became the home of 74,000, in 1 year! (that’s 202 people a day). More population brought rush hour from tolerable to nightmarishly impossible, more crime, more car accidents, 38,571 found illegally crossing our border in 2019. You can’t buy a decent house in a decent neighborhood under $350,000, and that’s being modest. Electric bill rates have even increased. I once was proud to call this state my home but dream of living somewhere else.
D | Phoenix, AZ
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Spot on! I moved to the Scottsdale area in '95. In just 10 years Phoenix went from a wonderful oasis to a pile of concrete crap and illegal immigrants. In 2005, I moved, but wound up back due to family. Another 10 years, and I couldn't believe the ridiculous growth without the infrastructure to manage it. The traffic, the lack of water, the higher crime, and general cost of living have become enormous issues in a short time. It HAS already become L.A.#2. In 2016 I got out for good. I've posted before about why Phoenix is not the best place to be, comparatively speaking, so it's good to hear from someone who's seen it fall over a 38 year span. Sorry and I hope you find a better place.
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