As a child we lived in Streetsboro Ohio of the turn pike. I miss the football games where you had good hometown fans. I don't miss the cold and snow that is for sure. The people I think are more friendly in Arizona in the winter time because the heat draw out the bear in people. I have been here 18 years and love it.
I miss PANERA BREAD!!
:(Anyone moved from Northern Ohio to Phoenix area Arizona?
The climate is definitely better in Phoenix (apart from the summer) and there are plenty of midwesterners living in Phoenix, so it's a friendly place. The mountains are a big change from flat Ohio.
What you'll probably notice most is the lack of lakes and green in Phoenix. In Ohio, there are trees and water everywhere. It's just part of the landscape. In Phoenix, it's brush, cactus, smaller trees and a desert landscape. Much drier, and very different.
I moved from the Philly area to Peoria (now back in the Poconos in PA).....I absolutely LOVED Arizona, wish I didn't have to leave. Arizona is clean and has the most beautiful flowering trees and bushes. The weather is gorgeous 10 months out of the year...2 months it is very hot, but not nearly as humid...you don't really get HOT until it is 120 or more (but the Arizonians are whiners and complain the whole time)...everyone has central air and most people have built-in pools, so it really isn't bad at all. Most of the people I met had moved from New York or New Jersey or California...hardly met any native Arizonians. I found the people to be friendly. They were really building up the area and I couldn't believe how much was built up since I'd gone 3 years ago when I went back this summer. There are great restaurants and clubs. I missed Philly cheesesteaks and stromboli when I was there, but everything else was great. The roads weren't built to put up will all the additional building, so that was a pain...hopefully they will work on that. Hope this helps!! Good luck!Anyone moved from Northern Ohio to Phoenix area Arizona?
I grew up in the Youngstown area and went to college in Cleveland. I moved to the Phoenix area a couple years after college and have been here about 3 1/2 years.
I miss some family and friends from Ohio, some restaurants, and I miss Cedar Point (there are no devent amusement parks closer than about 4 hours from here and, even then, they are nowhere near as good as Cedar Point).
I love it overall though and I cannot really see myself moving back to Ohio after moving here. The weather is great (the summers here and nowhere near as bad as winters in northern Ohio. You almost never have to adjust your plans for weather (it is sunny over 300 days a year here). I would eake up in Ohio knowing it would be freezing for part of the year. In Phoenix, I wake up knowing it will be warm and thee probably will not be a cloud in the sky.
I love the mountains that surround the city of Phoenix. It's great for outdoors activities (hiking, biking,etc.) and shopping. There are lots of cool places within driving distance (Sedona, Las Vegas, San Diego, LA, Grand Canyon).
I also like how everything is newer here (roads, shopping centers, restaurants, homes) because the city has grown so much in the last 15 years that a lot of it is new. That makes things look a lot nicer and cleaner.The people are about as nice here I'd say. You can meet some snobs depending upon where you go, but there are plenty of nice folks too. There are tons of midwesterners who have moved out here.
Anyway, everyone from Ohio who has visited me here loves it and many have mentioned moving out here. I am very happy that I moved out here and would do it again in a second. Hope this helps...
well i haven't moved to arizona, but i know it definitely doesn't have cedar point.
however, arizona does have nice dry weather, in comparison to ohio's humidity.
Havent exactly moved there, but my cousin lives there and I been there a couple of times and I originate from Toledo, OH. Are you going to be in the desert area or more in the city?
People who live there and are miserable will often tell you good things about the area, because misery loves company. So I don't think you should ask people. Risk of bias is too high.
I live in Brooklyn, New York and I has visited the Phoenix area a couple of times (on my way to Vegas and then LA). Keep in mind, this was in March, so the weather was warm and nice at that time.
The area stands out because of the mountains. If you haven't lived in a place with a mountain backdrop, those darn things always get you.
The city itself isn't very urban at all. Nothing like Cleveland. It consists of a central financial core (downtown), has mid-rise and high-rise apartment buildings on the outer core (Central Phoenix), and then it spreads out like a suburb as far as the eye can see. Just homes, homes, homes homes.
The area, right now, has absolutely NO SOUL. There is no cultural identity to speak of if you're from Phoenix. The only things people there have are the sports teams. If you're not into sports or outdoor activities... good luck.
I was absolutely surprised to find out that Downtown Phoenix was DEAD at 10PM on a weekend. This is because the nightlife is extremely poor there. If you want real nightlife, you need to go to Scottsdale and Tempe (cities which border Phoenix). There is a street called "Mill Avenue" in either Tempe or Mesa, I forgot, I think Mesa. But people say it's the closest thing the 'Valley of the Sun' comes to an urban-looking place.
Me personally, if I were to move to the area, I'd definitely move AWAY from Phoenix. Into an outer suburb, where you're more in tune with the desert environment. The caveat would be the commute though.
Speaking of which, Phoenix is entirely auto-dependant. The city has an extremely weak public transportation system. They're currently building in a light rail system but even that won't happen for a few years from now. Everything is SO spread out. Just like in Los Angeles. You absolutely have to have a car to survive there, unless you live near your job. Wait.. what am I saying? You need food and groceries, which you'll probably need a car to get to anyway!
By the way. In the hottest parts of the summer, the OVER NIGHT temperature will be 90-95'F.
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