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Originally Posted by blimpman
Would you say Yuma is quite different from Tuscon, Phoenix or Flagstaff?
My father lives in Sunrise on the outskirts of Phoenix. I visited there about a year ago and I think the conditions there are a little different than you described. Course , I don't live there either.... Just 10 days of observation.
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Yuma's people are just ignorant. The problem with here is that we are isolated by desert, the nearest metropolitan areas being 50 miles west, and those areas are border towns that are very busy with cross-border trade, so they could care less about us, and we are collectively too ignorant to try to promote industrial trade on a large scale through Yuma. I have a feeling that the farmers would feel some sort of jealousy, so they have something to do with it, but the Calexico/El Centro area has lots of agriculture...and trade.
Flagstaff has the advantage of the university, and also has a heavy Native American population/influence, and being located in the mountains gives it a flavor all its own. Worth a look if you like mountain towns that are located about 2 hours from the desert (of Phoenix).
Tucson seems more geared to money making, and it is in a good proximity to Texas, along the 8. I don't know why this seems to offer more to its residents, but it just does. Yes, there are bad parts, but it seems that people there are driving better cars than "Yumans."
Phoenix is actually getting its collective act together, and wages there are showing improvement. The area is growing leaps and bounds which is good for $$ making, but will soon lose its close riding areas.
I would still put my money on Vegas, unless one is prone to losing lots of money that one cannot afford to in the casinos (i.e. compulsive gambler). Phoenix would be my suggestion if you just have to move to Arizona, and Tucson would be a good second place, as far as deserts. Flagstaff is a good alternative to the deserts as far as mountain towns go. Yuma--avoid like the plague unless you happen to want to visit.