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Originally Posted by lazycash
Certainly affordable home values played a part in the growth, but Phoenix was already the 6th largest city, (now the 5th) before that period. Believe it or not, many move here because of the weather, not in spite of it. The affordable home pricing had nothing to do with it being "miserable", it was because new home builders created a massive supply and pricing only rose as demand finally caught up with that supply.
I live in an area that consistently ranks in the top 20 areas to raise a family in the US. I enjoyed many aspects of living many years in So Cal, but know that I wouldn't have wanted to raise a family there.
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I didn't know that about Phoenix, but I can see it. Growing up I loved snow until I grew up - snow was less fun, a pain in the ass to clean up, dangerous to drive in, and just over all fucking miserable - I hate waking up and being cold. When I discovered there was places where it never snowed, I knew I would never return "home". I can't remember the last time I saw snow and I'm okay with that.
From a weather perspective, I love where I live. A bit cold in the winter but never snows, warm summers but rarely too hot (and never a dry heat), and it doesn't rain often (although this year it's rained a lot in the past two months and I think we are like 200% for the year).