Good and Bad
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7/18/2018
Good stuff....Beautiful! Mild climate, lots of sunshine. Lots of outdoorsy activities because Payson is surrounded by national forest. 2 beautiful safe gated golf communities. 90 minutes from Sky Harbor Airport. Nice people. Peaceful. Only time traffic is bad is Friday afternoon or Sunday afternoon in the summer months due to Valley People trying to cool off over the weekend and passing through town.
Bad stuff....Hospital is only a level 4 trauma center. If a bad medical situation occurs, it requires a helicopter ride to The Valley. Medical specialists are lacking and have a high rate of turnover. Public schools have poor student proficiency rates. There is a lack of jobs that pay more than $10/hour. There is a large quantity of retirees who are very nice people but depress wages by working for free, as volunteers. Shopping stinks. Amazon Prime is a non-negotiable. The phone/internet/electricity/cell service is unreliable. There is no public transportation. Having things (furniture, for example) delivered from The Valley is like pulling teeth or very expensive.
Amanda | Payson, AZ