MehMEH

Big ooof on the “urban adults” phrase.

People who are hyper aware of the threat of violence by random “urban” adults (nice dog whistle) are the same ones oblivious to their kid getting groomed by the Sunday school teacher.

Being an “urban adult” and having a family isn’t a conflict unless you’re someplace like Memphis that is still violent a…[Read more]

PS: for Phoenix, declutter, downsize, and put your money into pool maintenance instead of AC bills.

You’re going to spend more time in the pool than your house.

Hard, hard disagree with this assessment. That’s sort of an LDS/white flight opinion IMO.

To make some SLC comps, McDowell north to Thomas is Willow and Encanto which is sort of a Sugarhouse/Harvard Yale equivalent but a little more expensive.

Thomas north to Camelback is a slightly akin to Liberty Park area but with more business development a…[Read more]

Most convenient IMO is Phoenix proper. If you look in central Phoenix a good rule of thumb is to look “between the 7s” (7th St (E) and 7th Ave (W). There’s sort of a central corridor that’s nice with activities and still proximity to highways to get you out to all the different areas of the valley.

Things drop off more quickly going West wh…[Read more]

Lived in Willow, Encanto, and North Central Phoenix (Central and Glendale area). Liked North Central the best. Lots of places to walk to for dinner/lunch. Really good public elementary school.

You mentioned safety a few times. In any city there’s generally a price point above which safety is a given. Phoenix is a pretty safe city so a…[Read more]