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The housing prices in Houston (at least, when I moved in '97) were some of the lowest in the country, so relative to that benchmark, housing in Phoenix was higher than I was used to. However, (I was transferred here to develop a project with others from various parts of the country), everyone else who got tranferred here remarked on how inexpensive the housing was - many bought a much bigger house than they moved from and put money in the bank as well.

With Phoenix, it seems some people love it and some hate it (I like it just fine). And AZ has amazing scenery a relatively short drive from Phoenix (and tremendous variety - if you've ever seen "Arizona Highways" magazine, they've got some great examples).

I recently read that Phoenix is about surpass Philadelphia and move from 6th largest city to 5th largest...don't know if that's a plus, but it is indicative of job availability and the fact that lots of people like living here...the great Southwest.