Places to live in Arizona?
My wife and I are considering a move to a drier climate with the hope of finding a place where her arthritis pain is reduced. We are also quite tired of the wet and cold Pacific Northwest winters. I am looking for advice on some nice smaller towns in Arizona to move that will not be too hot (hopefully not typically over 95) in the summer but not too cold (typically under 40) in the winter. We like smaller town atmosphere, low crime rates, reasonable housing costs, areas with plenty to do outdoors. I need to be within an hour to maybe an hour and a half from a major airport. I was looking at Prescott and that seems nice but also seems to get quite cold in the winter.
Any ideas, I am open to hearing them all so I can begin my research.
I did originally consider Scottsdale but a friend that lives in Queen Creek said it’s very hot in the summer. Also, would it be considered a smaller town? I thought it was basically part of Phoenix.
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When you eventually find this place I would suggest you buy every square inch of land you can get your hands on. You’ve just described Paradise.
This Wikipedia-Prescott site provides some useful climatic information along with population figures and historical data. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott,_Arizona
The area and weather you described in your question sounds like San Diego. Unfortunately San Diego is not a small town and it’s housing prices are not reasonable when compared to the rest of the Southwest. Just for fun checkout these California towns: Poway, Alpine and Ramona.
According to the internet maps Prescott is about two hours from Sky Harbor Airport. The winter lows are below 32 degrees and the winter highs are in the low 50′s. Summertime temps are comfortable hovering around the mid-80′s.
Did you know that Prescott’s altitude is slightly higher than Denver? 5,400 feet.
Prescott sounds very close to what you are looking for. Someone I know moved there three years ago. About 18 months later they moved back to the Phoenix area feeling like they were just too far away from the amenities of the larger city.
If you can handle the heat for 3-4 months then the Phoenix valley would be ideal. Housing costs right now are a steal. I’m partial to the West Valley and towns such as Goodyear and Buckeye. Scottsdale has the same weather as Goodyear, but it costs quite a bit more to live there.
December 11th, 2009 at 2:17 pmHave you considered Scottsdale — near Phoenix?
December 11th, 2009 at 2:17 pm