10 things you should know about living in ARIZONA
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- we've lived in Arizona for just shy of a year now & these are 10 things that we've experienced/noticed since living here!
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6 years into living in Arizona here are some tips : 1. Check out Lee Lee Asian Grocery, 2. GREAT food scene metro Phoenix, Scottsdale is nice but great options all spots on the map, 3. Buy housing now or pay more later i dont see the population growth ending, 4. Don't bother w car washes that dust shows up inside too much work, 5. Consider adjusting your sleep schedule during summers to work out/walk your dogs in the dark of evening or pre-dawn, 6. Hit Sedona off season off peak, 7. Work from home jobs eliminate the commute, 8. Costco has best gas prices
Agreed. Did you mention the heat gets RIDICULOUS 😅
Sam's club also has good gas prices.
I moved here in 2018 as well. 😊
@@mollysreadings4845 ... I decided when I moved here from Denver that having a pool kinda necessary expense, like owning a chainsaw and snow blower elsewhere. I still own a chainsaw Lol I've become good at replacing pool pumps and heaters they are a decent amt of time and expense there is a pound of flesh to own pools 👙
@@mollysreadings4845 ... I wear a wide brimmed hat 🤠 and do "hot" yard landscaping "yoga". Usually a cold cool one waiting in the garage some liquid courage lol 🍺 Motivation 🍸🌞🌵
@@DouglasRichardson-er4ky nice! It's so weird here that when it's "only" 100° as it has been a couple times recently, it feels good, "normal" like anywhere else. I don't even need a hat or sunblock on those days 🙃
Born and raised in Minnesota. I moved to Arizona almost 15 years ago. No regrets. Family and friends scramble to visit us during the winter.
We don’t blame y’all for wanting to escape those brutal winters 🥶
Originally from coastal California and have lived in various states around the country until moving here 21 years ago. I didn't like PHX initially, but it grew on me. During summer, we scramble to visit family on the California coast, especially during the period July - October. Weekend trips up to the mountains (Flagstaff or Pinetop) during the summer are also a nice break from the heat. Beach time in Rocky Point ("Puerto Penasco) during late Spring or early summer, and in the Fall (late September and October) is also great (3.5-hour drive from PHX). June is the best month for hanging out at the pool - the overnight low temps have been high enough for long enough to heat pool water to more comfortable temps, plus the daytime highs in June (statistically the hottest month in PHX) are hot and the humidity is still really low, so it's a pleasant experience. Once Monsoon season kicks in (typically after July 4th), humidity increases (with daily high temps well above 100 degrees) and being outside is an unpleasant experience. By July, most Phoenicians are doing their best to spend time as much time as possible indoors in air-conditioned environments until October when things begin to cool down.
@@jefesalseroI was born and raised in AZ and I’d have to say you nailed it with with your quick synopsis on living in AZ year round and how to navigate the extremities of weather and lansdcape. 👏🏼
i'm moving from mn to AZ in around a month or two
As someone who recently left AZ after spending 9 years there for work and being from the midwest I find it funny how people say the weather is so nice in the winter there. Sure if you like low temps in the 40's or the 30's near freezing 2-3 months of the year in the winter AZ is perfect. I just moved to the gulf coast where the night time lows hardly drop below 50 most of the winter like summers in the midwest. At lest in the summer down here you can go to the beach and not sit in the AC for 6 months with nothing else to do but sweat like AZ. Plus it's ungodly expensive now in AZ compared to 9 years ago. How people can afford to live there is beyond me. So if you love sweating or freezing most of the year and dealing with too many stupid drivers, traffic and overpriced everything AZ is the place to be. Bottom line.
K12 Public School online has been our saving grace living here in CA! Now, my son is graduating with honors and about to attend ASU for Electrical Engineering! Homeschool is where it’s at!!!!
Arizona is awesome I’m from Minnesota too I’ve been here 14 years now, I could never move back! Glad you both love it!
This is so great! My partner and I are planning on moving to Arizona from Wisconsin in May. We're so excited. It’s been the dream for a while!
Literally the video Ive been looking for! Thanks guys! Im a couple months away from making the move and this made me feel alot more confident!
Thank you for this informative video! Really enjoyed watching.
Yes, AZ sunsets are the prettiest 🌅🌵
Great summary! Happy to hear you're enjoying Arizona.
Born in Minnesota (Paul Bunyan, Mississippi River, and big summer bonfires 😅) and I have been in Arizona for over a decade now. Will never leave! Shorts and flip flops 365. You can't beat it.
FYI, I don't think you've experienced a proper monsoon yet. Or try getting stuck in a haboob. 😉
When I first moved to AZ, I was in a one-bedroom luxury apartment for $695/month. I looked the other day, and that same apartment is now $1825/month. Let that sink in.
Arizona sunsets! 👏🌇
Minnesota summers are beautiful, can’t lie!! Dare I say I’m looking forward to experiencing a proper monsoon as long as I’m indoors 😅
They went down to about 1500
The mountains are amazing. I feel like I could just fall into them every time I see them!
Loved your video! You talk about a lot of things that most Arizona residents never mention. As someone who is relocating to Arizona soon, thanks for the info!
I'm born and raised in Minnesota literally watching this planning to live there.
Hi Destiny and Mitch:
I'm glad to hear that you like Arizona. It is indeed a beautiful state. I've lived here all m😀😎✌my life and absolutely love it. So glad to have a "cool" couple like you guys here!
You’re so lucky to have grown up here, it truly is a remarkable place!! Thanks for watching ☺️
Deep Cut Tip: Due to the heat, your car batteries last about half as long as they should, about 1 year instead of 2.
Not a problem
Interesting how about full electric cars how are they effected
@@MrManners81I can see dozens of Tesla on road every time I go out. Seems not big problem.
Good information, thanks!
Y’all are absolutely lovely! I moved here from my home state, California, raised in a little town called Santa Monica… I raised 3 kids here …My family has grown in a wonderful way! Now have beautiful in-laws and a bunch of grandkids.. School system here in AZ was great 30 years ago, NOW? I definitely recommend HOME SCHOOLING! Hey: Your babies! Be a HAWK nowadays! Y’all just be their shadows and that’s basically - really, ANYWHERE in the world. 🌎 Y’all seem to be a super sweet couple! All the best to you in this new adventure! Y’all would totally vibe with my kids and their friends being y’all the same generation and you’re young fams! WELCOME to AZ! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH! 💖🌵☀️
Good summary - 18 years in AZ originally from NZ. 120 temps v rare - lucky to get one day over 115 per summer. Some summers gave 30 days over 110 but a good chunk of summer is under 110 - I’m used to the heat and you don’t have to shovel it and you learn to work around it plus the dryness and ubiquitous aircon really helps. Phoenix area has the easiest traffic flow of any big US city IMO and yes the East Valley is more crowded in the winter. School district quality varies - East Valley districts like Mesa, Gilbert and Queen Creek are above national average quality.
me and my family are coming from north Dallas this month people are trying to stop us but we want the experience! THANKS FOR SHARING iLL FOLLOW YOU GUYS
We are considering a move from Memphis to the Tempe area and appreciate this video so much!
Yes Arizona is the perfect place to park geriatric aircraft in the the ‘grave yards’ due to its dry air and lack of tornado/hurricane threat. Great video guys, as I’ve said before, you two make a great couple with a strong rapport. Take care stay healthy & sending you love from 🇬🇧🥰
Ahhh interesting, thanks for sharing!! 😊 take care 💛
Soo happy to live in AZ!
Lived in OK for 17 years and loved everything except the chiggers. This is my first year I haven’t been covered in them. Surly don’t miss that at all!
Plus you have the bonus of dessert running in your toys or go to a lake or river.
LOVING AZ
I appreciate y'all sharing thoughts and comments.
i agree with the cost of living part! i live in colorado born and raised and it’s so expensive lol. so many people have to leave bc of the cost of living is insane! my husband and i are moving to arizona next year and we can’t wait! the weather, the cost of living, the environment and the culture are all reasons we are moving. my husband hates snow at this point and arizona is where we are going to get away lol
That’s so exciting for y’all!! We love it here & hope you do too 😊 update me next year haha
Cost of living is high here too and rising because people from all over the country are coming for the same reasons as you. Houses near me have raised in value 400k over the past decade. Traditional adobe homes created by the Indigenous tribes used to be affordable and now are worth millions. We're full here
the environment here is awesome, you can go hiking all over the place, and we have lakes that are great when you need a brake from being in the city.
i wouldnt say the culture in phoenix is worth mentioning though, unless you like golf. phoenix is a retirement community masking as a city. we just happen to have some young people as well.
@@hunterhollingsworth9058 Agreed. Compared to other cities I've lived around the country, PHX lacks vibrant energy - it's kind of a dull town relative to its size (6th largest city in the U.S.). You have to put energy into creating the fun and excitement you may desire - it's not just going to present itself to you here.
@@HawaiiDEEPS I agree about cost of living being extremely expensive especially within the past couple years. I’m born and raised in phoenix, Arizona and I can tell that this couple has not lived here long, because a lot of the things they speak about are not grounded in true Arizonan knowledge. They can give information based off their experience but but they are giving some information as if its factual, and that’s not the case. Im sure that when they are living here five years in, a lot of their opinions will change. Right now to me it sounds like fluff!
Az Native here. There are pros but in my opinion a lot of cons which is why I intend on moving in the near future:
1. The heat destroys everything from cars, car batteries, windshield wipers, plants, ac units etc
2. West Valley has limited amount of corporate jobs, specifically in tech. Most. Jobs in my field are in chandler, mesa, Gilbert, Scottsdale, downtown Phoenix
3. You may develop allergies living here because of all the plants and pollen
4. Get a water softener to prevent dry skin because the water is hard water and will also destroy your pipes due to buildup
5. Air quality sucks
6. Becoming incredibly overpopulated so traffic can be unbearable sometimes
7. Arizona has the dumbest drivers hands down
8. Any new houses being developed have no backyards, are expensive, terrible quality of building, have no privacy and are nearly built on top of each other. Chlostrophobic living unless you got money or live in the outskirts
9. Scorpions…..
10. 105 at midnight during August/July is not ok
11. The inevitable depletion of water
I understand people love it here because they want to get away from the snow but this is just the main list on why I intend on leaving.
Is there anything that you can put down to prevent scorpions from coming inside? (Like a pesticide), also any recommendations on water softeners?
Long time coming!! Thanks for making this, crew!
I'm moving from Texas to Arizona in 3 days. I've never been before but the way you guys describe it, insures me that I'm making the right choice.
Okay as far as the weather you all did come in a weird year! There’s usually less rain throughout and monsoon season is usually more intense. I think we got like one this year. Monsoons still aren’t scary unless you get stuck on the freeway in the middle of the dust storm! And usually it does get warm much sooner in the year. Wouldn’t be mad if it stayed this way but idk if I would expect it to be this way every year!
That’s good to know!! It’s starting to heat up & I’m curious if the summer if this summer will be similar to last year 🙈
@@destinyandmitch last summer was pretty brutal as well! Last year the farmers almanac was pretty spot on that it would be a hot summer and a cold winter so might have to see what they say about this year 🤔
some people here might be upset with my comment, but i'm still going to post it.
arizona is a great state for you, if:
1. you are childfree
2. you work remotely
3. you like being outdoors
I have lived here for 30 years.And as soon as I can get my pension i'm leaving and never looking back.
Whyyyyy?
@LogicallySpeaking_ dusty ass weather. Bad traffic, messed up economy with the Cali take over. State telling women what to do with their genitals. I could keep going. I actually want to take my pension in 8 years and leave for central America.
❤Just found yall a few weeks ago!! I’m loving watching you both!!
Yayyy welcome to the fam!! 🥰
I can definitely attest to the beautiful sunsets...I had a delayed flight after visiting Grand Canyon University...and just the sunset view outside of the airport I was like wow this beautiful! ALso when I was there a mini dust storm was forming it was April I think 2018 or 2019 when I went. I told my mom to have layovers in Arizona a more laid back airport and beautiful. She agreed so we always try to find layovers there if we don't have a non-stop flight.
Thanks for this. I’m moving to Show Low in a few days
My family arrived in Arizona in the late 1800's. Welcome to the dry heat!
1. Water. Drink it, have it, love it.
2. If you don't like the scenery keep driving, in 15 minutes it can be completely different.
3. Climate is elevation based here. One of the few places on earth where you can be in a climate so cold no vegetation grows and also so hot no vegetation grows within 100 miles of each other.
we haven't had much of a monsoon season in AZ in a handful of years, so maybe you guys will see some more haboobs and monsoons this summer
Almost any issue in Phoenix can be traced back to suburban sprawl. The “affordability” on the outskirts is exacerbating costs of providing quality education because the lack of tax positive land uses. Soon these prices won’t justify the impossible task of maintaining our unsustainable growth. I love Arizona but I think this is the MOST important thing to understand about moving here. It is unsustainable
Happy 😊 one year anniversary in Arizona! 🎉 I hit my 1 year in Arizona in August
Thank youuu! How are liking it so far?! 😊
@@destinyandmitch I love ❤️ it!! I’m never leaving unless the love of my life is in another state 😂😅
I grew up in Phoenix in the 60’s and 70’s! I have always had Family and Friends there. Moved to Vegas in 76 to 84. So I would make several trips a year. The moved to Southern California until 99, moved back to Vegas ( for a girl 😇) She was the same girl I would go see in Phoenix from 77 to 79! So she grew up in Phoenix too! So we would drive down to Phoenix from Vegas at least 4 times a year. Now here’s what made Phoenix and for that matter Vegas great places to move to, at least up until around 2017/18! It was extremely Affordable! Especially when buying a Home! One thing I always liked about Phoenix was it was a fairly clean City, at least from 99 to 08 when we were going there so often. I still say Arizona is one of the Prettiest States, there’s a lot to see and of course the Sunsets and Sunrises are the Best. Now unfortunately from around 2021 forward Housing in Phoenix and Vegas has more then Doubled! Both Cities Home Prices are pretty close to the same at a Median Price of 430,000+. I moved back to Northern Arizona Jan 1 of 2021 and absolutely love it. For those that don’t know, Dry Heat ain’t near as bad as Humidity and heat! I lived in Houston for two years where Humidity is in the 90% range and the temperature is 90 to 95! It’s Brutal 😁
Thanks 4 info. I love Arizona but would probaly just winter there..
If you havent yet you gotta go to mt lemon in Tucson, desert at the bottom and then total forest with skiing in the winter months- such a diverse difference from the base to top of mountain
That sounds amazing!! We’ll have to add it to our list, thank you :)
@@destinyandmitch
Just be aware that the cyclists seem to think that Catalina Highway is their own personal road.
Love AZ been here since 2018&, and my daughter graduated from a great charter school ( ASU prep) several yrs ago. Schools are subjective by programs.
Texas is awesome. Arizona looks like a great place to visit.
Arizona is such a fun place to visit & live!!
Lived in AZ for 13 long years n Saguaro is my most fascinating cacti..sunsets r just painting..especially in fall n winter
I live in Washington state and I’m so over the 8 months of winter and our summers are brutally hot! I want to do northern Arizona though
How can summers in Washington be brutally hot? They don't get anywhere near 110 or 120 as it does in Arizona
@Eric-bq1jo im sure it doesnt compare to arizona but eastern Washington definitely gets over 100 during the summer and it's for days at a time we even reached 111 why would I just say that for no reason ? I want to like it here
You two are looking great! Which translates to me that you two are enjoying married life together💖💖😊😊
aww that’s so sweet 🥹 we’re definitely enjoying married life!! 💞
Nice seeing you both. Great information ❤
Thanks for watching! 😊
Been here 10 years and last year heat gave me PTSD. Planning our exit but not locked down where we are going yet.
It did get very hot so I’m curious to see how hot this summer will be! We love the heat though after living in a brutal winter state all of our lives
This summer is slated to be even hotter. I rented airbnb’s in Prescott this year but am with you, total PTSD. Time to find milder summers. Idaho looks promising.
PTSD?
@@destinyandmitchwhere are the students “less parented” 😂
I’m a grandmother coming to retire point me in their direction!!!!
@@RABPWarrioryes it's horrible and depressing
I’m on my way to Arizona moving from Minnesota as well 💃
17:56 - 18:05 I can’t wait to say I live there. I’m moving from Chicago. I will be there April 2025 Lord willing. I love it there! I visit twice in Spring 2022 and Summer 2024. I will take the heat over winter 🥶 any day. Great video. Just gained a new subscriber. I wish you all the best and maybe we will hang out one day. God Bless.
In flagstaff in the winter it goes below -20
y’all fit right in out here.
it feels like home ☺️🫶🏽
Omg I’m from MN too and debating about moving to Arizona ! Thank you for this video.
Of course! Hope it helps you make your decision :)
made the move?
@@ivanrod533 not yet still researching
@@asantenigeria7916 i’m on the same boat rn too
Hi! We really enjoyed this video. We lived in Illinois and came down here for my husband‘s work nine years ago. We had to go back to Illinois three years ago, but vowed we would come back and we did one year ago. We live on the south east side in a community. That’s really nice. I’m just curious as to what location you guys are living in. Are you north, Central, etc.?
I'm interested in the average cost for energy per kWh. Here in San Diego, CA, we're paying ~$0.40/kWh.
Much lower here (and pretty much anywhere else outside of Cali). We paid about 13 cents per kwh last month.
Outside of the summer it’s the best weather
❤ ❤❤ y'all vlog y'all are amazing and down to earth don't stay away for long 😜
dope video guys I'm thinking of relocating my family to AZ as well....
Watching from St cloud Minnesota
Good to see your content again. I had not looked in a few years. We’ve been thinking about relocating and when I began my research I was glad to see you guys and your tips!!! Thanks!
Question- we are a BWWM so how is it racially as I’ve heard it can be brutal
Im born and raised im 66yrs old,yes its not bad on education its that there is No Discipline,so my parents sent me to Phoenix Christian high,best thing ever for me,if you got out of hand,they would call your parents get you out of there,they put up with no bull
ARIZONA IS GREAT FOR TRUE OUTDOOR PEOPLE - IF YOU DON'T LIKE ARIZONA YOU HAVE 49 OTHER STATES TO MOVE TO AND 14 U.S. TERRITORIES - ONLY FUN TIMES AHEAD HERE ! LOLOLOL
Been in Arizona 5 years since July 2019 😮and SOOOOOOO READY TO LEAVE AND MOVE!!!!!!
Monsoons get to the point where wind bursts will collapse building shatter glass from pressure send trees flying all with 0% visibility for 10-15 minutes burst
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Can you describe the allergy seasons in Arizona and do they bother you? Thanks!
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You say eating out is more expensive than last year in Tx and MN ? It’s more expensive everywhere compared to last year. Schooling. AZ gives you a credit for home schooling. Take the kids to a zoo, museum, historical landmarks. They pay you in those credits. Bugs. There are no flying bugs compared to Mn. And Tx. Heat. I play golf in the dead of summer. For 30-40 bucks. Just need a mister hooked up to golf cart.
Thanks for watching. Eating out was more expensive immediately, not a year later. This was a review one year later, but Jimmy John's, for example, cost like $5 more as soon as we arrived.
I always find it funny when one of these videos pops up for me in my feed. As someone who moved from WI to AZ for work 9 years ago and recently left AZ for the gulf coast this summer and hope to god I never have to go back to AZ. AZ's winters are too cold and summers are too hot. If you love temperature swings of 30-40 degrees between night and day and night time lows in the 40's and 30's near freezing like the midwest in winter AZ is perfect especially Phx. It's the worst of both worlds, too hot 6-7 months outta the year in the summer to do anything and too chilly 2-3 months outta the year at night in the winter. Too much traffic plus the god awful drivers and top off the overpriced cost of living now. When I moved to Phx 9 years ago I got my house that was built in 2008 for $170k, good luck finding a cardboard box on the street corner for that much now. Not sure how anyone can afford to live there since the jobs there don't pay well enough to afford to live there. The homeless problem is outta control too. I can find plenty of houses in a smaller town along the gulf coast and have temps in the winter that seldomly drop below 50 degrees (like midwest summers) and hardly get above 100 degrees in the summer yet be a 10 min drive from the beach year round. Unless you're in AZ for work I really can'y understand what people are talking about when saying putting up with 100+ degrees 6-7 months outta the year is worth it and low temps near freezing is worth is 2-3 months outta the year. My allergies were also awful in AZ too so lose lose lose situation for me since I expected to feel better and the weather to be nicer than what it is. Just my opinion.
i’m a single male no kids and thinking about moving to arizona from southern california due to cost of living being high in california opinions ?
Sounds like your Texas experience was solely around the Houston or Dallas areas. Many areas are nothing like you described (except football - that's all over Texas)
been here twenty years,
Do you find that Arizona is cultural diverse? My boyfriend and I are interracial (black and white) and always consider cultural aspects. Finding couples/hobbies/art/museums that invite others into either indigenous, black, or southwest culture!
I’m curious how bad is Minnesota that it causes you to value burnt out, methed out, 120 degree, 95 degree weather at midnight? 😂 🌵
Northern Arizona is not very hot in the summer.
What part of Texas did you guys live in and do you overall prefer living in Arizona?
Never mind the second part. You answered it at the end of the video
You ain’t gonna catch no Walleye or Northern Pike… and Kurds …. Forget it… but Arizona/ Mexican food …. Totally unique to the state, as it is in New Mexico with the Hatch chilies….
You have to buy your own water bc the tap tastes ratchet , idk know anyone in AZ that doesn’t buy their own water
True
Sounds Great
1) yes it’s hot but it does cool off.
2) baseball yes but golf is a close 2nd
3) Great gun laws and places for training.
4) fixing schools you can take your kids anywhere with your tax money.
5) highway system for handling the amount of people I’d give it a A compared to other places I’ve been in America.
6) regarding personal license plates. We should all have live by the golden rule.
Texas has desert. Have you been to El Paso?
Great video. Welcome!🌵
Thank you!!
You've prettymuch described living in Tucson and Phoenix, not most of Arizona. (Certainly not northern AZ.)
80% of the population live in Phoenix/Tuscon metros
Trying to convince wife to move from Tampa & she needs 3/4 days of holiday to make her mind up , please give me places to visit with her & 1 year old baby so I can win her over lol , we don't care about the heat , we are more than lizards & I love being outside in the heat .
Wonder how it compared to washigtin state?
Why you move to Phoenix?
Its expensive, it is a car culture, Az drivers kinda suck traffic gets worse everyday, parking is plentiful, great restaurants, increasing diversity of peoples close to everything, hot for 3-4 months a year, overall very nice quality of life if you have $
Home school is the answer teach your own offspring the truth ❤
Arizona is a beautiful state, I plan on visiting again soon.
It’s incredibly beautiful!! We can’t believe we live here sometimes 🥹
Born and raised in Tucson. It’s turning into a liberal hell hole.
Yes!
Where did you live in Texas?
Its been a year 😱
I know 😅 time has really flown by!!
Weather used to be SO different back in the 60's and 70's. Not sure whats really caused the change.
I'm a Native of Az let me know what else you like to know about arizona.Also i am half Hopi Indian.
I have been in Arizona 6 years now from Michigan. I hate it here and cant wait to move back. I miss the 4 seasons. The 6 months of summer are just too hot. Honestly very rare tobe -20 in Michigan. I miss the forest especially in the fall. Scorpions and snakes everywhere.
Welcome!
Don't bother moving to AZ if you aren't bringing in $120K+ income (at least double the median individual income in the USA)
What county are you guys in?
Good stuff thanks
Be nice to the snow birds 😂
we try 🥲 hahaha
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That’s just change of times kids behavior you fun couple just wait
Get off texas....😮 depends where you live you should have went to el paso and Austin
El Paso?! 😩 be fr lol
Austin? People are leaving Austin in droves now. Tech layoffs, high cost of living, homelessness, politics, etc.
@@jefesalsero that’s exactly what phoenix and surrounding city’s are experiencing and don’t forget about the drug problems.
@@JesusmysweetheartDrug problems are in every city not just Phoenix.
@@ralphjohnson3202 speaking for Phoenix since that’s where I live and they are in Arizona. I’m only speaking in relation to the video.