Got kin in Mesa. The neighborhood has gone to crap in the past 30 years.
Scottsdale is nice, but I couldn’t afford any house there.
Isn’t Phoenix still the kidnapping capitol of the US?
That was all bs.
http://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/truth-behind-phoenix-kidnapping-statistics
Only a problem if you owe money to the cartel guys who smuggled you into the country. Not aimed at random suburbanites.
Scottsdale is the best - and some parts are surprisingly affordable. It's not California, where all the tiny one-bedroom units have been pushed up to 500K.
There are good, newer neighborhoods in Gilbert (near Mesa) and Peoria (northwest), too.
I visited some friends in Phoenix in the early ‘90’s and had my wallet stolen, left my in pants pocket inside their condo, while swimming in a pool. No thanks.