| Weather | | How much crime? | | What are the neighborhoods like? | | What are the people like? |
| Dont expect to pass by on Tuscon if you want to experience a cold winter. This area is hot year around. You can't go a day during the summer without running the risk of heat stroke. During the summer's the area is hot and dry. During the winter's you can see that the temperatures don't get as cold as other western area's. You can winters to also be dry as well as participation doesn't normally occur except during early winter. Excessive heat is the biggest fear in the area, as many people pass because of broken AC units. | | Tuscon can be a rough area to live in. Certain parts are home to a lot of Latin based gangs (Kings, Sixers, and MS13's). Because of the high influx of individuals with these backgrounds, you can expect the high yield of individuals who commit crime. Murders do happen here and you hear of a lot of innocent people getting caught up in the mix of gang violence. Most of the victims of this kind of violence are the individuals involved in gang activity. Theft is big here and during the summers, a lot of people steal water. It's funny to think about, however people go on property and do steal water to keep cool or for whatever reasons. | | Living closer to the national parks and the outskirts of tourist attractions are where you're going to find your safest places to live in. Living off places like the Verde can help you live well and safe. Houses in this area are normally two-story modern styled homes that house white Americans. Living south of Tuscon or off Stone Avenue/Layland can be a high risk. A lot of crime occurs here and people complain of the auto thefts. Houses here are average and are traditional styled. A lot of your Hispanic and African american population live here. | | Tuscon is a high developed area that houses some of Arizona's brightest individuals. I would definitely recommend Tuscon to a person that is young and educated looking to make a breakthrough in the professional world. However I will say that the high rate of crime can affect your decision making in going here. Tuscon is also an area for hippies. You can see it when you visit the University area. From there you can see the amount of people who smoke marijuana and do other "laid-back drugs". If you're not ready to be around this environment, then maybe Tuscon is not for you. |
| Downtown Area | | Restaurants | | Schools | | Single life |
| Downtown is one of the good things Tuscon has going for itself. The area is usually cool with lot's of fans and air conditioning, accompanied by a lot of park fountains. The area also has great shopping opportunities. | | Brush Fire BBQ is the best joint to get BBQ that matches anywhere near the quality of some in the South and Texas. This place is great and reminds me a little bit of NC BBQ. | | Schools are good, and have great spanish and ESL programs. | | High opportunity for singles as people meet and greet all the time at bars in the area and downtown. |
| Noise | | town comparison vs. | | Best hospital | | Tourist attractions |
| National Airport, does cause a lot of noise. | | Drexel Heights and Morana are the two closest towns to Tuscon. These area's are your least interesting areas surround the inner city. Drexel Heights is a small rural suburb that is closer to the mountains and national parks. Morana is to the north of Tuscon and is a much more drier area. The people here are native and take much pride in their land. The cost of living is high in both areas and I wouldn't expect you to live in either. Drexel Heights is the better of the two because of the proximity to the bigger city and civilization. | | St.Mary's hospital is the closest. I heard it's good. | | Tuscon has some of the best golf resorts and plays in the state. If you're into that that's something you should check out for sure. Also if you have the free time check out the wildlife preserves that house animals and some of the best sights out there to see. Downtown is also great to visit and great place to take a date and visit the park. |
| General comments | | | | | | |
| Tuscon is HOT, HOT, HOT. I feel very uncomfortable whenever I set foot here just from the heat. I do see a lot of cool things to do here, and I see the area as very active. A lot of people around these parts are always doing something, and that's a cool thing to see. The place is very tech savvy as well which I really do thoroughly enjoy. I don't expect anything less of Tuscon, I just hope they can better secure the city from crime. | | | | | | |
