9 Things to Know Before Moving to Phoenix Arizona [What I wish I knew] 

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I’m from Jersey and I plan on moving to Phoenix in the next year. I love the desert landscape and hiking

Originally from NY. Been here 11 years. I prepared myself for the heat and monsoon seasons. My biggest adjustment i had to make during my first year here was when the weather cooled down around October and November. 60-70 degree days are nice for winter, but your blood thins out so much that it actually feels way cooler than your used to. Winter nights can be brutally cold. The good news for me is that there is never any snow here

Oh forgot one thing...Terrible air quality here, some of the worst in the nation. People used to move here for their asthma, but now its one of the worst places to live if you have any lung issues. In the winter we have many "no burn" days when using your fireplace is prohibited. Allergies are bad here too. Phoenix is one giant "dust bowl". Be prepared to dust your home constantly!

Very accurate! Lived in Phoenix since 1969. Everything in this video is spot on; however due to climate change our summers/monsoon season has really changed over the years. We used to have a big storm literally every afternoon. Now some summers literally have only one or two big wind/rain events all summer. The summer heat is brutal-it takes a lot of getting used to...105 degrees at midnight is hard for a lot of people to grasp. Finally our tap water is awful. It always tastes like clorox. I only use bottled water for cooking/coffee etc., lots of hard water scaling on you fixtures etc. Not a lot of culture in Phoenix...for such a large metro area not a lot to do except the trendy bar scene, which is not to everyones liking. Only places for food after 11pm are fast food, Dennys or a 50s retro place called Five 'n Diner. Town more or less "closes" after midnight.

Too many homeless and violence in downtown area.

The haboob thing came out about 10 years ago, here in Phoenix they have always been called dust storms...

you can either adapt or move

They stole The Valley from California; I was born in Fresno, Ca which is the central agricultural Mecca and we have always been The Valley. Fresno State Bulldogs has been reppin The Valley for decades.

I have watched lots of videos from realtors & others about moving to AZ and this was by far the best. Very precise, clearly presented and informative.

Streets - don't forget Hayden/McCormick. That road changes in an intersection. Love the monsoons but in 30 years, I never saw a Haboob. Yeah, that direction change during rush hour is challenging. I never had to go through one though. The HOV lane got me confused in Utah. I thought you could do that in Utah. Nope. One thing I must say is that those of us who are basically natives don't like all of the people coming from California. Phoenix/Scottsdale/PV used to be a sleepy little Western town. Now, it's mini LA.

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE Phoenix!

Those lanes are nicknamed suicide lanes.

While teaching the key phrases of Arizona I spelt one wrong 🤣 it isn't Saguraro it's Saguaro!

LOL, as a native South Floridian (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) first, born and raised here is also a rare thing, the same as in Phoenix. Also, the term "snow bird" is used here to mean the same thing, people who winter here and live somewhere up North the rest of the year.

Good stuff on the streets

The best thing about moving to Phoenix for 10 years was it made moving back to Tucson seem soooo much cooler. Phoenix is good for big city stuff. Otherwise its hell. No one would even notice if an A-bom went off there.

There are bad and good on moving to all cities . Compare a haboob to a tornado or a hurricane? There is no comparison. The road system is awesome here one great thing of living here. And it’s very easy to get around without using the interstate. I think people tend to use the freeway when they don’t need to. Too many Californians made it purple. We don’t need another California. Remember why you left CA. AZ is not all desert that’s misinformation. People think of snowbirds as negative because of traffic. The traffic in the winter is horrible and you notice many cars with out of state plates. Arizonans plan for the heat. I go out between 5am and 9 am and again at 7pm to 9pm to avoid the brutal heat.

Technically, Arizona has not "always been a red state." But yes, Republicans have dominated the state legislature for decades (since before you were born). We have had Democrat governors since you were born (Babbit, Napolitano, and the current one), but they're really just "Republican lite."

I live in Arizona Chandler Mesa Phoenix in the 90 93 to 2000 a lot memory fun hot but you get used to it have fun in Arizona,

There is at least one 'Avenue' that's east of Central, but it's about 1000-1 any of your listeners will ever travel it. It's the shortest street in central Phoenix. It has an LDS Church right in the middle of it.

Thank you so much for making this video. I learnt a lot! 😀

I have a friend from NY she always mispronounced Tucson and sometimes she did on purpose. It’s like how. 😁

I'm actually moving out of California to get away from liberals I am voting Republican all the way. 👍🏻

Saguaro is spelled this way! ☺️

For those out of state, what was most helpful? For those in state, what did I forget???

Very useful. There's no way I could live there but would consider a visit...in winter. Just saw that it is 6c in the early morning in March so seems to get cold too...

Grand Ave is messed up even PHX native hate it and it's the old highway. Seeing as the I-10 wasn't built until 1980s

Very informative video. Thank you

I am born & raised in Arizona this video was pretty funny good job

thank you for sharing

Why did you from California to Arizona?

I praing to be blue Arizona 💙

Hi Trev I live in Cali too how are the jobs ? In Phoenix AZ.

Great video!

I hated the California desert but there’s no much beauty here and I love biking the trails and roller blading around the community lakes :) I’ve met some die hard natives here and they hate Californians and where I am in East Valley they are die hard conservative. Omg don’t pronounce Prescott wrong 😂 they’ll laugh and tell you to go back to California 😂 Love this video!

Haven’t seen super strong politics on either side, what??? I still have yet to meet a Biden supporter here lol. If you think we voted blue last time, you’ve been lied to.

Great video. Very nice info, most of which I did not know of before. Had no idea the Monsoons have Hurricane force winds. I wonder if that causes Power Outages. Here in Louisiana, where I have lived for almost 4 years. Even a Tropical Storm will knock out our power, and that is not even Hurricane Force winds (that is only maybe 50 MPH or more).

Thank you for your video. You seem knowledgeable on all the 55+ communities (probably from another video of yours). I’ll be in touch soon to discuss what my wife and I are looking for.

Wow thank you very informative.

Did you say lightning hits the ground 😂😂do you know lightning doesn’t come from the sky but the ground

Hello new neighbor

When pigs fly

Thanks for sharing its usefull

Part of the reason why folks are moving to Arizona from California is because they don't like how the state has turned out, prices, taxes etc. Hope they realize that too many liberal ideas has turned California into the state it has become, causing alot of folks too leave. Unfortunately, with more folks moving there, housing prices, both rentals and homes for sale, have gone up and making it more expensive. Also, you said about the water tasting issue, but didn't say anything about future shortage issues, but with the continued population growth, and lower water levels in all of the big water reservoirs, its not hard to see some kind of restrictions on water consumption in the future. Still love the state and greater Phoenix area, but I think that it might have dropped down a little on our retirement location list. A few years left before final decision making needs to be made, so hopefully things will settle down some, and we might still end up there in the future.

I'm a native , native .... Stay in your own state, AZ is full

I still think Cali is the best place if you want to be in the sunbelt region. Traveled all over the country and definitely think Texas is the worst compared to Cali, Florida, and Arizona. 1. Cali 2. Arizona 3. Florida 4. Texas

Weather looks like regular 9 month in germany. …

Excellent information. Thank you.

Is there a lot of crime

is hot like hell,is difficult find jobs,public transportation is shit snd now aparment is expensive

During the summer it's 120 degrees almost every day so don't f*cking move to AZ!

Great vid bro. 💯

Best town to raise a family in? Moving from wa.

I’m a native to Arizona

You should move back to California 🤭

Why would you drink tap water? 🤮

Northern Az.. is more blue

California!