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About the Author: Conrad Walton
Conrad Walton is a real estate professional located in Prescott, AZ.
He and his team specialize in finding properties for people moving to Prescott from California or other states. We understand what it takes to make the move as easy as possible.
He is open, honest, and unconventional.
I’ve lived in Prescott most of my life, what would you like to know? Prescott is a great town with a lot of history and character.
One of the best things about it is its proximity to everything I enjoy. It’s just over an hour from Lake Pleasant/Phx, 2.5 hours from the river, 1.5 hours from Flagstaff/skiing. The greater Prescott/Tri-cities area has a lot of diversity as far as the type of living you want to do, i.e. country living, town living, etc.
The actual Prescott area is a beautiful with a small hometown feel to it.
Anything you want to know just ask!
I’m looking to move in this area within the next couple of years………I really want to talk with the locals as much as possible. Should I buy or rent? How much biking is there and is it all mountain type trails? What do YOU do for fun?
Thanks
Mark
I’m a real estate agent, so you should buy… Actually, the rental market is really tight, not a lot available. There is a huge amount of biking. It’s a thing in Prescott. I think all of the trails are dirt. Some smooth and easy, but some hard core, with everything in between. I like driving down dirt roads myself, but there is a lot of recreational opportunities in Prescott.
Prescott is a great place to live if you are a retired professional (i.e. doctor, lawyer, etc). If you have a family it is horrible. Houses are unaffordable (you can get a very small dump to live in for $200,00 +), the salaries do not match the cost of living, the school systems are sub-par (the school curriculum was 1-2 years behind from where we came from in the midwest), public education for 3 kids cost me over a $1,000 to enroll them this year (this is not the money they take out of my paycheck for taxes. That came out of my checking account.), sales tax is almost 10% and there is hardly anything to do for families. The police spend too much time policing the downtown area for parking tickets/minor traffic problems and take a long time to arrive at any real emergency. I guess if you are coming from CA you don’t see anything wrong with this, but coming from the midwest I literally hate living here.
I moved her from flat hot Texas. Everything is more expensive for us and we did not have state tax in Texas. However the beauty and opportunities to spend time in nature and with great people more than make up for that. My only con is the traffic because helps either aren’t paying attention there impaired or they should’ve had their drivers license taken away due to age as. 🤔
We could’ve moved anywhere and we chose here because of the climate.
We moved here six years ago and have loved every minute. My hubby is retired, and I work part-time at home as well as teaching at Yavapai College. The people are so nice. The weather is wonderful. I am in awe of our natural surroundings every day. If there is something we do not have, like a big chain store or restaurant, we do without. It is interesting how much I do not miss from the big cities. Plus Phoenix is just two hours south.