The Top Reasons People Regret Moving To Phoenix Arizona 

Speaking of dangerous animals. Most of them walk on 2 legs

Turn your oven on high for about 30 minutes, now open the oven door and put your face in it....that's Arizona heat

I live here 65 years and your the first person I ever heard who tells it like it is. 😮 Congratulations.

It used to cool down at night, but the uncontrolled population growth killed it. Once the entire valley was paved over night time cooling became a thing of the past. Born and raised there, but made my escape to a less populated area 30+ years ago. RIP Arizona.

You didn't mention the influx of drugs/crime/homeless/illegals/nomads.

Been in Phoenix 11 years now and she forgot to mention the high crime, drug problem, and homelessness that plagues the valley

My Dad moved to Mesa in 1988. I visited him then. He bought a luxury mobile home and rented a lot in a new park with a large pool and other amenities. He said lot rent was about $200 per month. His park had large open spaces all around. Light traffic. He was very happy. In 2018 his lot rent was up over $3000 per month. A freeway was built right outside his park fence. Traffic was horrible. Driving to the airport could take two hours. His mobile home that had been meticulously maintained was almost worthless. All his friends had either moved back North to be near family or died. His wife, my stepmother died and he was alone with no friends, family, or support system. It was difficult for family to drive long distances or fly in to help him move to an Independent Living facility. Later his frequent hospitalizations and moving into a Nursing Home. He refused our many offers to move closer to family. He demanded to stay in Mesa and also demanded family come long distances to help him. The moral of my story is if you're 55+ don't move far away from family.

The light pollution in Phoenix is horrible. It does not cool off at night for months. It is suffocating.

It begs to be said that if you have dogs, about half the year they cannot walk on the ground with bare paws (a sweeping majority of PHX is pavement, sand, rocks, and asphalt; verrrry little grass and shade). It’s not just the heat in the air that’s dangerous to them, but the ground - even white sidewalks - will burn their poor little paws-paws. And a lot of dogs absolutely hate booties and refuse to wear em. Phoenix heat is EXCRUCIATING to them in more ways than one. Much worse than for us humans.

I used to live in Tucson and one thing that always got my attention when I traveled to Phoenix was how aggressive drivers were there. I used to say that you could be going 95 mph on the Superstition Freeway and you would still have somebody tailgating you six inches from your rear bumper.

Drying your laundry is a plus. I hang it in the garage & come back to stiff, dry jeans in less time than it would take time in the dryer! Love it.

I left after 15 years. May, June, July, August, September, skin cancer, ridiculous electric bills, absurd traffic, scorpions, poisonous snakes and Valley Fever.

The worst things about Phoenix: 1) The heat 2) Snakes & scorpions 3) No coast close by

Once the temps hit 110+, you'll notice your AC is not quite as effective in the car. Takes longer to cool and does not feel as cold overall.

As someone who grew up in Phoenix, it has turned into a cesspool of ignorance and sadness.

We lived in the Phoenix area for over 7 years and the heat is excruciating. I hated the summertime there. If you have leather seats in your car, and no covered parking, you can actually injure yourself if you are wearing shorts and not paying attention when you get in. We would always keep towels in the car, especially for the kids. You cannot leave anything in your car during the hot summer months. It's a beautiful city, I love the desert landscape and the mountains, but I just could never adjust to the energy there. I can't explain it, but something didn't feel right and always mentally and spiritually draining. I was so happy to finally pack up and leave back in 2017. They have already predicted a major water shortage for the city due to to Colorado river is drying up and with so many people still moving there by the droves, it's going to be chaos and a catastrophe, especially in the heat. According to the discovery channel, three cities no one should be living in: San Francisco, Phoenix, and New Orleans.

To many people moved here and now we are surrounded by buildings and traffic everywhere. It used to be nice here.

Yes.. Please don't move to Phoenix

Moved to Phoenix in 1974 as a 10 year old... 9 of the top 10 reasons people regret moving to Phoenix is the mass of people who moved to Phoenix.... R.I.P Sonoran Desert....

I'm retired and worked as a software engineer at NASA. On many days, Phoenix ranks number one in the world (and/or top 3-5) in air particle pollution. Coupled with the extreme heat and wind (44 of the past 53 days have been blustery) expect emergency rooms to be full.

I worked a campground near Sedona, Arizona in 2020, and that summer Phoenix had over 50 days where the temperatures hit 110 or higher. People would come up to the higher elevations to escape the heat that was driving them crazy, but too many brought the crazy with them.

I refuse to live anywhere where if the power goes off, I might die.

Stayed about a year in 1980, it was fun , I was young and did alot of exploration and trail riding, and then I started to miss things like lakes, grass, and lush forest, I would never go back now, but it was exciting for a time.

I love Arizona, I arrived in 1999 and appreciate where I live. I have arthritis and I’m not bothered by the heat. My joints and body feel so much better. I lived in Scottsdale for 26 years and moved to Tucson 6 months ago. The mountains are vast and I can escape to Mount Lemon in 1 hour where you can ski and hike and weather is 25 degrees cooler than Tucson and reaches the teens in the winter months. Less traffic here with loads of parks, of course a pool brings your electric bill to $500.00 a month in June, July and August in PHX and surrounding close suburbs in PHX. In Tucson my bill has been $255.00 so far and it’s June. I welcome the monsoon in July. I was bit one time by a scorpion my last year in Scottsdale. Get a bug sprayer, close your windows, keep your doors shut. I believe snakes are in the open very desert wide open spaces more. I lived in North Scottsdale on a mountain right before Fountain hills. Of course I had rattlesnakes, I just was careful and always had shoes on. Mountain lions and bobcats drank out of my pool at night. Javelinas love garbage night, the solution was to put the cans out in the morning. Dust happens‼️ You live in Arizona there’s no escaping dust unless you decide to live in "The Pecans" in Queen creek which looks like the Midwest. I don’t like the traffic and PHX and surrounding areas has a lot of congestion. Snowbirds leave eventually and locals get great sales. PHX, Tucson and surrounding areas have delicious restaurants, you can enjoy plenty of family time here up in Sedona at the waterfalls and lakes here. If you like the bar scene there’s no shortage, golf is everywhere, doctors seem to like a 3:00 tee time. 🌟 Do not move to Rio Verde there is an enormous water problem, the water is turned off and water is trucked in. Real estate agents don’t have to tell you this and if you buy a million dollar plus you’ll be out of that major cash. Always google properties and problems in the area you’re looking at. Scottsdale turned off the water flow to Rio Verde because the shortages in the Colorado river. Feel free to ask me anything about PHX and different towns. I’m not a realtor nor do I have anything to sell you. Overall I love Arizona and it’s 99% gorgeous weather.🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵

Left Phoenix in 1987. Don’t really miss Phoenix living

Thanks, I'm convinced. No Phoenix living.

Temps used to cool off at night but with the increase in construction , and tearing down the orchards , it will still be 100 at night . I’d drive home from a baseball game and could tell without looking when I passed an orchard because it immediately felt cooler

Speaking of housing, the FBI is investigating major rental companies for fixing the rent prices. That's a huge one as to why our prices are too high.

I moved here 2016 from Detroit. Yes toooo many people here now, it’s now very expensive to live here.

We visited Phoenix last year and it reminded me of pictures I’ve seen of Mars. It was way too hot, you don’t even want to go outside.

I lived in Phoenix for a year and I hated it there. I will never go back! Didn't really mind the heat, the people were just so rude and ignorant.

Moved from MD to Phoenix in 2022 to heal & self-care, no regret in that department, but preparing to go back to the East Coast.

1. 115F summers. 2. No guaranteed home access to water. 3. Illegals.

Phoenix job market is not great any more.

I won the “fry an egg on the sidewalk” contest on that 122° day… and spent the rest of the day inside - specifically in the tiny nook where we had one window AC unit. The rest of the house was fully HVAC, but we needed the extra help.

I describe the breezes during the summer as that gust of hot air you get when you open an oven

I'm in Tucson, and I was a fireman for 20 years. We have had two different bobcat attacks on humans. Both times it was a cat with rabies. Otherwise, yes, they are super shy and skittish.

Phoenix Arizona was Great at one time now the traffic is like Houston Texas and it's now Los Angeles East and California is taking it over

When I used to visit Phoenix I noticed that all the joggers came out after sunset. It was still warm, but the sun wasn't blasting you with even more heat. The evening sky was beautiful. Half the year is uncomfortably hot, December can be freezing, but the other five months are fine.

Just moved down to Mesa from Washington to take care of my mom. Biggest lesson so far has been, be very careful picking up a package from Amazon at night. I bent down to pickup a book leaning against the house when a scorpion stung my hand. The pain was way worse than a bee sting. Now, I’m very careful at night, I water the fruit trees in the morning or before dusk so I don’t get stung when I pick up the hose nozzle. Living here isn’t really a choice for me, I have to be here but I really miss the moderate weather and almost everything about the Puget Sound.

lived here for over 10years, everything requires a car to get to. summers are brutal, bills are brutal, the sun is brutal, and the locals? BRUTAL - Edit: ok guys, no political things please. I was making a making a joke of Arizona not being for everyone cause of the heat. Learn to take things in stride and enjoy things ok?

I lived there 20 years, it’s hot yup but the wrong way drivers is out of control, never seen it that bad anywhere

Left AZ in 2000. Phoenix never cools off during the warm season. There is so much concrete and asphalt that absorbs all that heat … never never never will it cool off at night. To read that it is the fastest growing city in the US is insane. I now live in Michigan. It gets cold, but it’s easy to get warm. It’s very very hard to get cool in high heat.

I sure did. After one year I moved right back home.

personal injury attorney billboards everywhere , that should tell you enough.

The traffic now is a huge issue. Az feels too full, there’s too many people. There’s a line for everything now everything is busy weekday weekend all the time is rush hour.

Bumper sticker in Bisbee: It's not the heat, it's the stupidity

Forgot to mention how we use our salt for margaritas rather than our driveways 😢😂

I know we couldn’t take the heat. It’s more like six months of the year and the “dry heat” is BS! Hot is hot!

Been in the west valley for 20 years and agree with your reasons. I'd also add the poor air quality. If someone has breathing problems but enjoys being outside, they shouldn't move here.

I told my sister in law to "rent first" when she moved to Phoenix to be close to where her son lives after my brother died. Now she never leaves her house and wishes she had never left Kansas and all her friends. I tease her everyday with the temps we are having in the Seattle area.

My parents moved the family here when i was 8. We actually arrived on that record breaking day in June 1990. I'll never forget opening the car door and stepping out into 122⁰ of a city I didn't want to be in then and I STILL don't want to be in now, 34 years later. I wish I'd have left here in the the first plane, train or automobile going east the day I turned 18 and never looked back. Could have saved myself a lifetime of bad people, bad weather, bad economy, bad government, bad crime and bad traffic. Don't listen to this gal's sunshine and roses presentation. She's leaving out all the gangs, corruption, crime, housing scams, homelessness, police misconduct (seriously, the Phoenix police have been under federal investigation several times for how they treat the homeless population)... Stay as far from Phoenix as you can get if you're not here yet. Get out as fast as you can if you're unfortunate enough to find yourself here ..

I had a friend that moved here from up state NY. He asked once. "What is with this place? I go for a walk and don't swet. I get back and start swetting like crazy." I explained her was swetting like that the whole time. It was just evaperating so fast you didn't notice. You go inside out of the heat, and it stops evaporating.

YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THE ROBBERY TAX THAT AN AUTOMOBILE OWNER HAS TO PAY ON THE CURRENT VALUE OF THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE EACH YEAR WHEN THEIR VEHICLE REGISTRATION IS DUE!

Lived in the valley for decades and there have been many times when I let my dog out at 1am and it was still 100.

I lived in the valley for 36 years...back then it was a nice medium size city, no crime, it was less hot, no traffic, no immigration problems. Now its a major metro area. Over the past 36 years its gotten hotter and hotter due to all the concrete and roadways creating a heat island. It never got over 105 degrees back then. The heat now is unbearable. Traffic is way worse than it used to be. We had no rush hour, now rush hour is 2pm to 8pm. Electric bills in summer are crazy....my bill was always $450-$550 every month. and $200-250 during the winter. Crime was practically non-exsistant......1 0r 2 murders per year...now its every day. Air pollution is very bad...used to be if you had a lung issue..you would move to Phoenix......not anymore. And don't forget about the dust storms and monsoon. Winds can reach 100MPH.....with dust and rain creating a muddy mess. Phoenix used to be a dry climate with very low humidity...not anymore....with the influx of people from back east...they brought lawns, golf courses, subdivisions with lakes and swimming pools all adding the the humidity. Don't get me wrong its still dryer than east coast.....but not by much......don't move to phoenix.....you'll regret it

Having lived in the valley for over 30 years this video is 100% spot on.

I got a chance to ride my motorcycle from Chicago to Tucson and it was 113deg for 2 days and all I can say it was awesome with no humidity! The land is beautiful and roads like glass. People of Arizona are great and Thank you for the memories♥️

I spent a year doing Uber in the Scottsdale/North Phoenix area. I fielded questions all the time on the concerns outlined in this video, by people that were curious about living/moving here. You did a great job breaking it down. No sugarcoating, but patient explanations as to the realities. Thank you.

Lived here for just over a year. Arizona is ranked number one state for road rage and I can believe it. Traffic is terrible like you said and snowbirds make it worse. Whatever you do, don’t let anyone know you’re from California. The cost of goods and services is creeping up near California pricing out and auto insurance is actually more expensive out here. It’s nice going out in the desert and enjoying the natural beauty of Arizona, but past that honestly I’m looking forward to moving.

I moved to Phoenix in 97 from Michigan and it wasn't as crowded at the time, I rented a two bedroom apartment in Tempe for $450.00 a month. I soon moved to Phoenix two a two bedroom condo for $650.00 a month. I eventually moved out of Arizona in 06. I couldn't stand hot summers any longer 😫 I don't miss it.

You can get a 2nd degree burn off your seat belt buckle in only 30 minutes of your car sitting in the sun.

as someone who grew up in 4 seasons, something that bothers me about phx weather is that during fall/winter, when it's finally cool enough to go outside and do things, it's dark by 5pm. I miss long summer days where you were running around doing stuff with the sun. Feel a little short-changed that better weather brings darkness, traffic and crowds.

This is very informative. As a former Phoenix resident, I appreciate your candor about the downsides of living there. 👍

Phoenix is getting hotter.

It isn't the heat, it's the Phoenix cough. Three times there and 3 times with a hacking continuous cough from the dust. Couldn't live there.

Great job--I've lived here 30+ years, this info is spot on, very honest, not over-sensationalized 'click-bait'

Phoenix is a prime example of what happens to the Natural cooling of the desert when you concrete an asphalt everything I have to live out in the Cave Creek to free area which when we first moved to Scottsdale we would drive up there at night or cooler evenings and we did notice a drastic change in temperature anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees and plus it's open desert so the minute the sun sets all that heats released and it's lots of cooling wins I also have a freeze way in my house so you can always have a nice Cool Breeze blowing and you can sit out doors without the sun found in your head and even if you don't play golf this has got to be one of the most activity oriented States I've ever been in and I used to live in California so I think that a lot of people just do not understand the desert they don't understand the beauty of it they don't understand how you have to protect it to help maintain temperature a lot of people buy these lots and then they put Hardscape on everything I have not touched my property. I've left my property natural I have a lot of open desert I have lots of wildlife so I you know have a pond for them to drink out of especially in this kind of heat and I even created a little watering hole for bees cuz I noticed that they would go to the aunt moats on my hummingbird feeders. We also put solar on our house which if we hadn't put solar on our bills would be pretty high but utility company buys back almost 50% of everything that we produce and my last utility bill was -2.00 meaning APS owes us money and certain times of the year because of the weather is so nice and pleasant and spring like you don't even need to run your AC or your heat you just keep your doors and windows open for just the natural winds that blow through the desert and truthfully you usually go from cool air conditioned locations like your home to air conditioned places like your workplace or the grocery store you don't have to spend that much time out in the very heat my street is lined with natural trees because we have a lot of trees in the desert and a lot of my neighborhood like to walk up and down bad area with the dogs because it's always because it stays cool because of the trees

My wife stepped on a Western Diamondback. The hospital bill was about 60,000.

Don’t forget about ladders on the freeways and wrong way drivers

I moved to PHX in 1998 for a job relocation. I had gone on vacation there a year before so was aware of the heat. One morning on my way to work late 1998 or early 1999, reporter said: "Average price of a home (I was renting an apt) was $137,000. Report also said that price meant a fireman, police officer or school teacher could not afford one". By the time I moved away for another job in 2005, it was difficult to find a home (except a slum/shack) for under $400,000. I knew that a collapse was coming. Did not know when. But I got out before it did. Continued population growth/traffic and possible lack of water were other reasons to leave and find work elsewhere.

Excellently presented with a very well written script! Thanks for sharing and the best of luck!

I lived there for six years. It's gorgeous. But there are two deal breakers for me... the insanely hot summers, and then the best part of the year (the winters) are ruined by the snowbirds. I swear the population of the valley more than triples in Winter, with elderly snowbirds from CANADA, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, etc, etc who show up in October and don't leave until May... and they clog up all the roads, restaurants, stores, gas stations, etc, and they complain LOUDLY about everything they don't like and how the locals don't like them.

Beautiful weather? Sadly I spent 17+ years of my life burning to death in Scottsdale. The weather is miserably for 6-7 months per year.

Went hiking in Camel Back one June at 104 F....I love heat....but 2/3's of the way through....looking down the path....I understood the meaning of dry heat...lol. It's no joke....be very careful.

A very informative, objective and honest review. Love your style and subscribed immediately after watching.

One thing failed to be mentioned, which can be quite off putting, unless you were raised on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, or Florida, is the added humidity during the monsoons. With higher humidity (even though your specific area didn't get the cooling of rain) the temps will be a little lower, but the humidity will rise. Often seeing high humidity, and instead of 115 degree highs, only 107 degree highs ... but adding the relative humidity it feels like 120 degrees or worse.

I left for Georgia 4 years ago. My niece is still in Phoenix and she tell's me it is dangerous. There are beautiful areas north and east of Phoenix but not Phoenix.

Retiered Border Patrol and AZ resident for 30 years. Wild horses couldn't drag me to the greater Phoenix metro area. I'll stay in the altitude and small town vibe of southern cochise county.

One thing that was not mentioned in this video (first time viewer) was water availability living in a desert. The water table is going down. Water sources from other states is diminishing.

Hello from Glendale Arizona USA its 9am and 100 degrees

Excellent video. You are a great speaker and kept the content entertaining the whole time. Very nice job. I will moving to Phoenix area at the end of summer 2024. Thanks for the education.

This is the best information on Phoenix. It's accurate and comprehensive.Ecellent, A+.

Happiness, skin cancer, and boredom. That's all I got for living in Phoenix for 30 years

Once was enough. Residents were rude and unfriendly.

My son worked at a Dominoes Pizza when we lived in Phoenix years ago. They got a huge order from the Phoenix police department on New Years Eve that was delivered to a parking garage. The officers on duty went to the parking garage until the midnight hour passed as all the Mexicans in the city think it’s cool to shoot loaded guns into the air at midnight. The police didn’t want to get hit by the errant bullets!

GREAT work. Thanks for the info 💯.

Besides Vegas, PHX is the largest eco disaster in the USA! They have zero water.

Tucson resident here. Excellent video with accurate facts. Weather is definitely more gentle down here. You didn’t mention the craziness of 2 story homes being built. This creates very high air conditioning bills.

Moving from the Northeast 5 years ago , i absolutely love living in Phoenix, especially near the mountains, if you love the outdoors , hiking, mountain biking ,etc; you will love it in the summer do these activities early in the morning

Thank you so much for this well-thought out presentation. I grew up in Tucson decades ago. Tucson and Phoenix were 1/10th the size and temperatures were much lower. When the sun went down, temperatures dropped into cool, balmy 70s and people went outside to enjoy barbecues and sit in cool, lovely evening breezes. Because of all the paved parking lots and roads, the daytime heat is absorbed into them during the day and released at night, so the 90-95 degree evening temperatures. Everything she says is true. Before moving here, her advice to stay one week during the summer is truly wise. PS. I no longer live in Tucson or Phoenix and never will move to either.

I moved from Minnesota to Phoenix 20 years ago. Minnesota had way more things to do. Every time family came to AZ to visit, I would struggle to find things to do for them. I still feel this way after 20 years.

Water availability is also an issue. Live within the SRP water service area to mitigate risk of water shortage.

If your visiting make sure you visit the lovely 27th Ave, so many lovely people out and about

My husband is a Phoenix native. I have lived here since 1979. The changes we have experienced in the valley since then are many. I am constantly amazed that there is enough water for over five million people in this desert. Traffic is a nightmare. Housing prices are out of reach for many. And still, people come.

i live in Florida and I used to live in Raleigh NC and the weather in Phoenix is actually more comfortable than it is in the southeast. We have high temperatures and high humidity which is very uncomfortable. We have stayed in Phoenix for several weeks in the summer.

I stayed busy enjoying life everyday in Phoenix and other parts of Arizona.

I noticed she doesn't mention the radiant heat. The air temperature is one thing, but let's add about 10-15 degrees to that when you're standing out on the sidewalk or near buildings.

Come to Florida where the humidity is so bad your windows are covered in moisture and you can’t breathe when you walk outside…

27th Ave . . Run 🏃 🏃 far far away